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Playworks Executive Director Jon Gay and BCBSRI President & CEO Kim Keck accepting the 2019 Gamechanger Award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the morning of Friday, May 10, 2019, over 200 corporate and civic leaders from across Greater Boston gathered at the University of Massachusetts Club for our fourth annual Playworks Get in the Game Breakfast.<\/p>\n

Against a backdrop of a panoramic view of Boston, P<\/span>aula Ebben of WBZ-TV kicked off the event as our emcee. Paula Ebben welcomed guests and introduced Playworks Executive Director Jon Gay for opening remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The theme of the event was ‘Building Future Leaders,’<\/strong>\u00a0and we were joined by a panel of current and former Playworks Junior Coaches. These young leaders\u00a0<\/span>responded to questions about how Playworks has supported them to grow and learn through teamwork and play. These students remarked on how Playworks supported them to become more confident and better team players. <\/span><\/p>\n

Janelys, a current high school student at Snowden International School, responded to the question: Why do you think every kid deserves to have Playworks?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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From left: Playworks Program Manager Dana Harris, former Junior Coach Janelys, current Junior Coach Maddie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stress in kids lives,\u201d<\/strong> she said \u201cThere\u2019s homework, school, family drama, and Playworks and recess can help relieve some of these stressors. When we\u2019re playing outside we can forget about the stress in our lives.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Following our Junior Coach panel, Paula Ebben introduced the recipients of our 2019 Gamechanger Awards: Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island President and CEO Kim Keck accepted the awards and gave remarks about the success of our #RecessRocksinRI<\/a> initiative across the state. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWorking together with Playworks and Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition,\u201d<\/strong> said Kim, \u201cwe\u2019re creating a movement for safe, active, and inviting play for all citizens as a means to realize our vision for Rhode Island.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We also heard from Governor Raimondo in a video address in which she thanked Playworks for our partnership and encouraged the community to continue to support safe, active, and welcoming play in schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of your sponsorship, along with donations made by guests during the event, $104,000<\/strong> in total funds were raised. These contributions will allow Playworks to continue our expansion across the New England region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to our presenting sponsors, John Hancock and New Balance Foundation, and our event sponsors, Alexion, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, Eastern Bank, Health Management Resources, Howland Capital, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Nutter Law, and Stop & Shop for making this event possible. Thank you to our Host Committee members for your support in making this event a success. Last but not least, our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at the Get in the Game Breakfast this year. Check out our Facebook album<\/a> for highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Staff and board members from Playworks and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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