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March 16, 2011

Rally your team for Portland Corporate Kickball 2011 June 17th ›

It might still be raining but the weather is slowly warming up. And when the warm weather hits, that means it's kickball time! That's right, Corporate Kickball is back for…

March 16, 2011

‘Multnomah County Commissioners’ Got Game ›

It’s not every day that you get a chance to play games with the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, but we play with everyone! On February 10th, 2011 we had…

March 16, 2011

Portland Timbers Awareness Night – April 17th ›

Help Playworks kick off the Portland Timbers’ MLS debut at their second home game of the season! We are selling tickets at $25 a piece and we will be playing…

February 3, 2011

MLK legacy celebrated with service projects ›

Keeping the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in mind, 13-year-old Zoe Brown said if she could change one thing about the world, people would treat each other better. “I…

December 14, 2010

Cesar Chavez School Gets a Fresh Look ›

Fifty-four volunteers from Symantec Corporation teamed up with the Playworks AmeriCorps Coaches on November 5, 2010, and picked up paint brushes and rollers to help spruce up the Cesar Chavez…

December 14, 2010

Hoops Up ›

Girls’ Basketball season kicks off with University of Portland hosted Extravaganza Over 80 girls from 14 Playworks schools enjoyed a ‘skills and drills’ extravaganza at Howard Hall Gymnasium at the…

November 9, 2010

Willamette Week’s Give! Guide ›

Willamette Week chose us to participate in their annual Give! Guide effort. Last year this fundraiser brought in more than $900,000 for 79 local nonprofits. This year they raised over $1…

October 22, 2010

Healthy Halloween ›

Join us for fun, games and enter to win a fabulous Jack-o-lantern or carved pumpkin!  Take those costumes for a test drive and bring the family to NW 23rd Avenue…

September 7, 2010

Back in the Pac! ›

 Despite some clouds and a little Pacific Northwest "liquid sunshine" aka rain, nearly 6,000 students returned to 14 schools in Portland with a Playworks coach on campus ready for fun.…