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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…
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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…
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December 9, 2011
Helping San Francisco, One Toy at a Time ›
Many think fondly of the holiday season, looking back to happy childhood memories of family, good food, and new toys. However, for many underprivileged children in San Francisco, this is…
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December 9, 2011
Playworks Celebrates at the Barrel House ›
Playworks San Francisco still knows how to throw the best party to herald the oncoming holiday season. On December 2nd, a former speakeasy known as The Barrel House donated its…
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December 9, 2011
A Great Daniel Webster Story ›
Rio did not know any English when he started attending second grade at Daniel Webster. Since no one else at the school spoke Japanese, he didn’t say much. During his…
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December 9, 2011
Playworks Girls’ Basketball Builds Skills and Community ›
When I arrived at Buena Vista-Horace Mann Community School, I immediately found Ateneza, a student of Dr. Charles Drew Alternative School, enthusiastically playing a game of one on one with…
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November 23, 2011
Giving Thanks for the Playground ›
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. -Plato Here are of our favorite some stories from the playground this…
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November 23, 2011
PG&E recharges local playgrounds ›
Hundreds of hours of sweat, laughter and dedication produced two completely transformed playgrounds for 3 local schools, as Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) teamed up with our staff and other…
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November 7, 2011
SF Corporate Kickball Tournament 2012 ›
Save the date!June 8, 2012Beach Chalet Fields, Golden Gate Park Proceeds support children by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to Bay Area schools. Fore more information,…