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March 29, 2012

Boys Basketball Extravaganza ›

It’s a warm Saturday. There are no classes today, but the atmosphere around the playground at Buena Vista / Horace Mann School is electric – a cacophony of bouncing basketballs,…

March 8, 2012

AmeriCorps and Our City Forest join to plant trees ›

Some of Playworks' Silicon Valley AmeriCorps members teamed up with Our City Forest to plant some trees in the Silver Creek neighborhood of San Jose. Bringing their green thumbs and…

March 8, 2012

AmeriCorps members have fun volunteering! ›

We had joy, we had fun playing in the sun. It was a great time for everyone. Silicon Valley's  first AmeriCorps driven service project for the month of March kicked…

March 5, 2012

Join us at the Pacific Therx 5k4Play run ›

JOIN US at the Pacific THERx 5K4Play, benefitting Playworks Silicon Valley Celebrate the importance of physical fitness and value of play by running or walking the Pacific THERx 5K4Play on…

January 31, 2012

Co-Ed Soccer Jamboree ›

Teams from 14 different schools came together at Hughes Elementary in Santa Clara to enjoy a lovely day of soccer games! Girls and boys from across Silicon Valley enjoyed lots…

January 31, 2012

Girls Flag Football ›

Held at Shirakawa Elementary in San Jose, 18 teams of approximately 8-10 girls each, came together for a day of flag football! Our AmeriCorps members did a great job both…

January 31, 2012

Girls Basketball Extravaganza (Sherman Oaks) ›

Participants in our Girls Basketball league spent an afternoon learning and practicing basketball skills. A group of about 70 girls came to Sherman Oaks Elementary where 12 of our AmeriCorps…

January 11, 2012

AmeriCorps Service Day – San Jose Heritage Rose Garden ›

For our first AmeriCorps driven service project, the team spent a gorgeous morning learning all about one of the best kept secrets in Silicon Valley, the San Jose Heritage Rose…

December 16, 2011

Corporate engagement, team building and volunteer opportunities ›

Corporate Recess is a fun and active teambuilding that takes your employees from the office to the playground. Developed by Playworks, the national leader in play, Corporate Recess is customized for…