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September 13, 2016
Announcing: Playworks AIM ›
BACKED BY $26 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING COMMITMENTS, NEW PLAYWORKS VISION AIMS TO ENSURE SAFE AND HEALTHY PLAY EVERY DAY FOR 3.5 MILLION KIDS IN 7,000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE Educators and Families…
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September 1, 2016
Playworks joins Let’s Move! Active Schools National Collaborative ›
Washington, DC—September 1, 2016—Today, Let’s Move! Active Schools—part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative—announced that Playworks is one of nine new partners joining this national collaborative, which is…
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August 31, 2016
September 1, 2016 Named Jill Vialet Day in the City of Oakland ›
Oakland, CA—September 1, 2016—Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf named September 1, 2016 Jill Vialet Day in honor of Playworks’ founder and in celebration of Playworks’ 20th anniversary. David Silver, Director of…
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June 13, 2016
Playworks Named a Finalist for the 6th Annual Classy Awards ›
Boston, MA—June 14, 2016—Classy, the world’s first social impact platform with the goal of helping organizations solve social problems more effectively and efficiently, today announced Playworks as a finalist for…
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May 9, 2016
Playworks Announces Local AmeriCorps Member as National 2016 Rookie of the Year Award Winner ›
Carson, CA—May 10, 2016—Playworks announced today that DeMar George, Playworks AmeriCorps Coach of Playworks Southern California at Kennedy Elementary School in Santa Ana, CA, has been selected as the recipient…
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March 8, 2016
Playworks Announces Kaiser Permanente’s Bernard J. Tyson as 2016 Inspiring Leadership Award Winner ›
Bernard J. Tyson accepts Playworks’ 2016 Inspirational Leadership Award from Playworks Junior Coaches at the 2016 Playworks Get in the Game Soirée. Oakland, CA—March 9, 2016—Playworks announced today that Bernard…
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December 18, 2015
Playworks Welcomes New National Board Members ›
Oakland, CA—December 18, 2015— Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new…
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May 10, 2015
Playworks Announces Salesforce as the 2015 Inspiring Leadership Award Winner ›
San Francisco, CA—May 12, 2015—Playworks announced today that Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, has been selected as the recipient for the 2015 Inspiring Leadership Award…
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September 25, 2014
Playworks Partners with U.S. Department of State and espnW on Global Sports Mentoring Program ›
Former Egyptian Women’s National Team Basketball star turned engineer turned social entrepreneur comes to Oakland to innovate with Playworks mentor Oakland, CA—September 26, 2014— A former Egyptian women’s basketball…