Illinois

Playworks Illinois' Junior Coach Leadership Conference at Roosevelt University
2016-04-13 09:00 (America/Chicago)
On April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Roosevelt University, Playworks Illinois will be hosting our annual Junior Coach Leadership Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Unleashing your Superpowers.” Bringing together Junior Coaches from across the Chicago metro area, this event includes workshops to further leadership development, share best practices, and introduce students to college opportunity.
Junior Coach Leadership Program
The Junior Coach Leadership Program focuses on increasing self-confidence, leadership, and conflict resolution skills in 4th and 5th graders. These upper class students, known as “Junior Coaches”, serve as peer leaders for their classmates and the younger children. Junior Coaches support full-time Playworks coaches to reach every kid at every recess every school day. Junior Coaches teach games to their classmates and to younger students and just as important, they model positive language, positive culture, and conflict resolution techniques for the other kids.

To volunteer at this conference and/or inquire about other volunteer opportunities contact our Program Associate, Jinny Han, at jinny.han@playworks.org. We hope you can join in on the fun!

Get in the Game
2015-09-24 17:00 - 21:00
Join us for Playworks Illinois' Get in the Game: Carnival and enjoy a playful cocktail event while helping make a difference in low-income communities and schools across the city.
Get in the Game: Carnival will be attended by more than 250 guests including key community, business, and education leaders. This event combines fun, food, and drink with a raffle, silent auction, and real play—with a mission. It is both a celebration of the game-changing power of play and a fundraiser that enables Playworks to serve our city’s highest-need schools and communities.
Get in the Game: Carnival rolls into Chicago’s Salvage One (1840 W Hubbard St) on September 24, 2015 from 6pm to 10pm. Tickets are $125 per person and $1,000 for ten.

For more information, contact fconti@playworks.org.

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2015 Corporate Kickball Tournament
2015-06-06 10:30 - 16:00
A day that was full of fun, teamwork, food, and healthy competition.
We would like to send a high-five to our Grand Slam Guru sponsor and this year’s champion Schiff Hardin, LLP. Congratulations!

Thank you to our Home Run Hero sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, our Red Rubber Baller sponsors Equity Financial Group, Wilson, Chicago Tribune Media, and The PrivateBank, and also Centro, Upshot, and Namaste Charter School for participating.

Check Out the Photo Album!

For more information and pricing, please contact Lee Ann Eiland, Development Manager at 312.324.0279 or leeann.eiland@playworks.org.

Run 26.2 with Team Playworks!
2014-10-12 14:30
We are proud to announce that Playworks Illinois will be representing Playworks as an affiliate charity partner in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 12, 2014. This marks the third year that Playworks will participate in this worldwide event. Registration is a lottery this year for the first time ever, but you can secure your spot by becoming a charity runner.
We currently have four out of our original twelve bibs for Team Playworks. Each runner has a minimum fundraising goal of $1,000. If you would like to run for Team Playworks, complete this application and we will get back to you!
For more information about running the Chicago Marathon for Team Playworks, please email Kim Lombardi, Development Associate, at klombardi@playworks.org or call (312) 324-0280.
If you are unable to run, you can still support the team and our work in low-income Chicago schools. Please visit our fundraising page to donate.

2014 Playworks Illinois Corporate Kickball Tournament
2014-06-06 15:30 - 19:00
Friday, June 6, 2014 | 3:30 – 7:00pm | Lincoln Park's Waveland Fields, along the lakefront
Lace up your sneakers and come indulge with us in an afternoon of nostalgia over green grass, a wide open field, and a big, blue, bouncy ball. Our 3rd Annual Playworks Illinois Corporate Kickball Tournament offers local businesses the chance to give back to their community while enjoying a few hours of play and bonding with co-workers. (12-15 employees per team).
Our hope is that each participant walks off the field feeling like a rock star, having played a fun game of kickball while making a valuable contribution to an organization that is working to improve the health and well-being of children in Chicago’s low-income neighborhoods every day. The winning team will receive the coveted Golden Kickball trophy to display in your office, bragging rights, and plenty of high fives.
Playworks has a proven and scalable model aimed at increasing physical activity in low-income schools. All event proceeds support Playworks Illinois, which provides increased opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play to over 11,000 students at 18 under-resourced schools.
Past team participants include: Schiff Hardin, LLP, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, Salesforce.com (winners of the 2013 Golden Kickball!), Loyola University, Konica Minolta, IMC Financial
For more information, contact Kim Lombardi, Development Associate, at: klombardi@playworks.org

Kickball King: $15,000 (Only 1 Available)

Exclusive logo on Playworks website and all kickball materials, including tournament T-shirts
Two teams of 10-15 players. Each team receives a catered lunch, drinks, a team T-shirt
Receive a free “Corporate Engagement” for your employees
Presenting sponsor recognition on the Playworks website, newsletters, and additional promotional materials
Your company’s logo on the top of the sponsor banner

Grand Slam Guru: $10,000

Company logo on kickball promotional and marketing materials, including team T-shirts
Two teams of 10-15 players. Each team receives a catered lunch, drinks, a team T-shirt
Sponsor recognition on the Playworks website, newsletters, and additional promotional materials
Your company’s logo on the sponsor banner

Home Run Hero: $5,000

Team of 10-15 players. Each team receives a catered lunch, drinks, and a team T-shirt
Sponsor recognition on the Playworks website, newsletters, and additional promotional materials
Your company’s logo on the sponsor banner

Red Rubber Baller: $2,500

Team of 10-15 players. Each team receives a catered lunch, drinks, and a team T-shirt
Your company’s logo displayed on the sponsor banner

Kickball Captain: $2,000 (Non-participatory sponsorship)

Sponsor a Community Team of teachers, school staff and non-profit employees!
