{"id":143,"date":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/michigan\/2017\/08\/25\/board-member-spotlight\/"},"modified":"2017-09-28T13:53:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:53:41","slug":"board-member-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/michigan\/2017\/08\/25\/board-member-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Board Member Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the new fiscal year&nbsp;in full swing, we wanted to take time to reflect and celebrate one of our&nbsp;board members, Stephanie, who has helped expand and enrich Playworks&#39; impact in Michigan. Stephanie, owner of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/spscdetroit.com\/\">Stay and Play Social Club<\/a>, is passionate about bringing safe, healthy play&nbsp;to children in Michigan&rsquo;s elementary schools. Whether spreading the word about Playworks or hosting an annual kickball tournament fundraiser, Stephanie is committed to helping Playworks serve more students.<\/p>\n<p>We sat down with Stephanie to learn about her board member experience with Playworks Michigan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"220\" width=\"220\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/ShirtLogos_220x220_0.jpg\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;14605&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:220,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why join Playworks Michigan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you care about the future of this country, and realize that we need to focus on the children and give them the chance to play,&nbsp;then Playworks Michigan is a great organization to be a part of!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How were you convinced to get on the board? How long have you been a board member?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visiting one of Playworks&#39;&nbsp;school partners at recess, seeing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/join-the-game\/join-our-team\/corps-member\">AmeriCorp Playworks coach <\/a>and the fourth- and fifth-grade Junior Coaches in action, and watching how the students enjoyed recess really drew me in.&nbsp; I have been a board member for over four&nbsp;years now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite experience so far with Playworks Michigan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seeing the number of students impacted each year increasing from new school partnerships and knowing the positive impression that Playworks will have on their future endeavors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"456\" width=\"200\" style=\"width: 150px; margin: 10px; height: 342px; float: left;\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/stephaniepictureMI_0.jpg\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;14607&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:456,&quot;width&quot;:200,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;width: 150px; margin: 10px; height: 342px; float: left;&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\"\/><strong>Why should others support Playworks Michigan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We need to make sure students learn how to be a part of a team, and have the opportunity to play. Students can learn&nbsp;about compromise and inclusion, and enjoy&nbsp;physical activity&mdash;all while playing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What kinds of challenges does Playworks Michigan face?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playworks Michigan faces a challenge that the primary focus in elementary schools is on academics and declining recess. Schools, parents, and academia need to see how powerful play can be and acknowledge the benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your go-to recess game to play?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Foursquare is my favorite at this time.&nbsp;Adults need to play more too,&nbsp;and I need to make sure I visit more schools at recess to try more games.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Playworks Michigan board member, contact Angela Rogensues, Executive Director at <a href=\"mailto:angela.rogensuese@playworks.org\">angela.rogensuese@playworks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the new fiscal year&nbsp;in full swing, we wanted to take time to reflect and celebrate one of our&nbsp;board members, Stephanie, who has helped expand and enrich Playworks&#39; impact in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-143","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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