{"id":549,"date":"2017-12-14T16:54:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T21:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/indiana\/?p=549"},"modified":"2018-12-06T13:55:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T18:55:11","slug":"indiana-pacers-fever-announce-partnership-stand-bullying-event-honoring-tamika-catchings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/indiana\/2017\/12\/14\/indiana-pacers-fever-announce-partnership-stand-bullying-event-honoring-tamika-catchings\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers and Fever Announce Partnership to Stand Up to Bullying at Event Honoring Tamika Catchings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Playworks, the Pacers, and Fever team up to support Indiana youth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Indianapolis, IN]\u2014November 1, 2017\u2014From funds raised through the Fever Cares Bowling Tournament, the Pacers Foundation has provided a grant to fund Playworks Indiana\u2019s Real Players Don\u2019t Bully social media and outreach campaign. \u00a0This two month long digitally driven campaign leverages celebrity influencers and community leaders to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention.\u00a0 The Indiana Pacers and Fever have put up their defense against bullying.\u00a0 They, like Playworks, are committed to ensuring that all children make healthy lifestyle choices both inside and outside the classroom.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Pacers Foundation is proud to support and stand with our teams, athletes and Playworks in launching this anti-bullying campaign,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Foundation chair Rick Fuson.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that all children feel safe, supported and included. We are thrilled to partner with the Pacers and Fever to show Hoosier kids that real players don\u2019t bully\u201d says, Playworks Indiana\u2019s Executive Director, Jo Bender Yocum, \u201cwe are lucky to have professional sports organizations is our city that are so dedicated to the success and well-being of children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Indiana Fever and WNBA MVP, Tamika Catchings announced the partnership at Playworks Indiana\u2019s Get in the Game event where she was honored with the Playworks Inspiring Leadership Award.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<h3>About Playworks:<\/h3>\n<p>Playworks is the leading nonprofit nationally and in the state of Indiana leveraging the power of play to transform children\u2019s physical and social\/emotional health and improving learning environments. During the 2017-18 school year, Playworks Indiana will ensure that more than 22,500 children in 45 Hoosier elementary schools have access to safe and healthy play.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr--short\" \/>\n<h3>About Pacers Foundation:<\/h3>\n<p>The Pacers Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of Indiana\u2019s young people by building individual and corporate partnerships that will provide assistance for projects that benefit Indiana\u2019s youth. Since its inception in 1993, Pacers Foundation has awarded more than $4 million in cash and in-kind donations through grants to youth-serving organizations, scholarships and Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever tickets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button--primary\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/pacers\/news\/indiana-pacers-fever-announce-partnership-stand-bullying-event-honoring-tamika-catchings\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr--short\" \/>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Playworks:<\/strong> Jo Bender Yocum: <a href=\"mailto:jo.yocum@playworks.org\">jo.yocum@playworks.org<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:408.387.2495\">408.387.2495<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pacers\/Fever:<\/strong> Roberta (Bobbi) Courtright, Director of CR\/Player Relations at <a href=\"tel:317.917.2757\">317.917.2757<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playworks, the Pacers, and Fever team up to support Indiana youth [Indianapolis, IN]\u2014November 1, 2017\u2014From funds raised through the Fever Cares Bowling Tournament, the Pacers Foundation has provided a grant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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