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Playworks Portland

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Last modified: February 19, 2013, 5:44 PM

Description

Playworks is a national nonprofit that provides safe, healthy play and physical activity to low-income schools, helping create a positive environment for learning and teaching. Our recipe for rescuing recess and making play a part of every day has transformed more than 300 schools across the country. We put trained adults on the playground to introduce classic games that are disappearing from schoolyards, like kickball and four-square, as well as new games designed to build leadership and foster teamwork. When Playworks partners with a school, not only are kids more physically active, but the whole school day goes better. That's why the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation calls Playworks "America's best investment in healthy kids and healthy schools."

Playworks Portland launched in 2009 and we currently partner with 13 Portland metro public schools and serve more than 5,500 kids.

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  • Passionate about play? Volunteer with Playworks! - Volunteer Opportunity

    Last updated:
    April 15, 2013
    Location:
    Portland, OR, US
    Description:
    We are looking for dynamic individuals who are comfortable working in a leadership role, patient, and humorous, and love to play. As a Playworks volunteer, you ...

  • Playworks Volunteer Orientation - Volunteer Opportunity

    Last updated:
    April 8, 2013
    Location:
    Portland, OR, US
    Description:
    Playworks Portland is seeking dynamic individuals who are comfortable working in a leadership role and love to play. As a Playworks volunteer you will have the ...

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Rally your team for our 4th Annual Playworks Portland Corporate Kickball Fundraiser

Corporate Kickball is an employee engagement event and fundraiser for Playworks Portland that gets your team out of the office and onto the kickball field for an afternoon of team building, networking and fun. Participating businesses spend an exciting afternoon seeking out the Golden Kickball Trophy and enjoy the day with delicious food, beverages and friendly play with your peers while simultaneously helping to raise funds that reduce bullying and support healthy, inclusive play for nearly 5,500 children in 13 low-income Portland area schools.

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hubbub health as Lead Sponsor of Portland Playworks’ Corporate Kickball 2013

Portland, OR, April 3, 2013 - Playworks Portland announced today that hubbub health - a technology-driven wellness solution that uses social connections and the love of the game to inspire individuals to get moving and live healthy - will serve as a lead sponsor for the non-profit organization’s

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Playworks Goes to Capitol Hill

Playworks Portland Executive Director Jonathan Blasher and Playworks Coach Sam Balto recently served as part of a group who went to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about Playworks in our state of Oregon and the districts we serve. They met congressional staffers and members from the offices of: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader to talk about the importance of school recess.  They invited members of Congress to visit a school.

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Website:
http://playworks.org
Phone:
503-928-8684
Fax:
503-345-6687
Address:
1125 SE Madison St., Portland, Oregon, 97214, United States

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Youth, Sports and recreation

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