Updates
July 12, 2010
Corporate Team Building with a Kick ›
Fourteen teams of corporate employees escaped their cubicles and dusted off their cleats to participate in Playworks’ 6th Annual Corporate Kickball Tournament on June 18th. Teams included 24 Hour Fitness,…
June 28, 2010
2010 Playworks Silicon Valley Kickball Tournament Huge Success ›
The Second Annual Playworks Corporate Kickball tournament was a big success! We had some great corporate teams this year: Microsoft; Cisco; All Stars; Cupertino Electric; Trader Joes; El Camino Hospital; Squire, Sanders &…
May 14, 2010
First Annual Sourdough Cup Kicks off Playworks Staff Retreat ›
As the school year comes to a close, Playworks staff and Americorps members met at the Headlands Institute by Rodeo Beach Friday, April 23rd for our annual staff retreat. 2010…
May 14, 2010
Four Square and Fine Dining ›
Playworks' own Bill Vanark, Ellen Goodman, and Emma Rapp brought old school recess to San Francisco's culinary elite on April 29th. At Share Our Strength's annual Taste of the Nation…
May 12, 2010
Playworks takes San Francisco for a Spin ›
Fifty-five Playworks students received brand new bikes at yet another successful Community Bike Build Event, organized in partnership with the Rotary Club of San Francisco. On one of the warmest…
May 12, 2010
Roof-top Recess Brings Light to SF Cubicles ›
Proving the point that you can play 4-square anywhere, the SF Team ran recess with 18 Salesforce employees on Tuesday, April 20th atop an office building high above downtown San…
March 8, 2010
Record turnout for Junior Coach Conferences! ›
Playworks Junior Coaches – those 4th and 5th grade students best known for wearing bright purple shirts on the playground – came out in full force for a pair of…
March 5, 2010
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service a Success! ›
Playworks partnered with Kaiser Permanente employees and community members to volunteer and help community organizations to restore the Gilroy Community Greenhouse located on the Gilroy High School Campus. Our efforts…
March 1, 2010
Playworks Builds Bikes ›
Thanks to a joint project with Old Navy, San Francisco Urban Riders, and Variety Children's Charity, 120 students from Playworks' Cleveland Elementary School now have shiny new bikes. The bikes…