Thriving Through Play
2024-10-23 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Get ready for the return of The Game Plan webinar series—now featuring exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Play is an essential part of every child’s development, fostering social skills, creativity, and overall well-being. Learn practical strategies and insights to increase playtime at your school or site and ensure every child has the opportunity to benefit from recess.
We’ll also explore how play can create positive outcomes for kids and contribute to a healthy, engaged learning environment.
Each webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.
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Building Positive Relationships with Play
2024-12-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
The Game Plan webinar series is back with exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Build stronger student-adult connections at recess with practical strategies for fostering positive relationships. We will explore the importance of adult buy-in and how involving adults in different roles can enhance the overall play experience.
With these strategies in place, you will be able to create a play environment where students and staff thrive together.
Each webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.
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Adapting Play for Every Space
2025-02-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
The Game Plan webinar series is back with exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Learn how to make play work in any space, whether indoors, on blacktops or small playgrounds, or in unconventional areas.
This webinar will provide practical strategies to keep kids engaged, safe, and having fun to maximize your available space.
Each webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.
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Youth-led Play Shapes Tomorrow’s Leaders
2025-04-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
The Game Plan webinar series is back with exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Unlock the power of youth-led play and see how it can transform your playground!
In this webinar, you’ll discover strategies to encourage children to be leaders during playtime, fostering creativity, confidence, and teamwork.
The webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will also be recorded for future viewing.
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2025 Playworks PacNW Corporate Kickball Tournament
2025-06-20 11:00 - 17:00 | THPRD HMT Complex Softball Fields, 15707 Southwest Walker Road, Beaverton, OR, 97006, United States
Are you ready to get in the game?
Corporate Kickball is an employee engagement fundraiser that gets your team out of the office and onto the kickball field for an afternoon of team building and fun. Food and adult beverages provided! Participating teams spend an exciting afternoon seeking out the Regional Trophy while simultaneously helping to raise funds that support healthy, engaging and developmental play in our regions schools.
By participating in our Corporate Kickball Tournament, your company will:

Increase employee engagement: Corporate Kickball offers a team building opportunity outside the office that’s inviting, collaborative, and fun!
Raise visibility: Teams and sponsors are recognized on the Playworks website, annual report, newsletter, and other collateral.
Support the local community: The money raised from Corporate Kickball goes right back to Playworks to support our efforts to bring safe and welcoming play to local public schools for school year 2025-2026.

Registration is now closed.
If you’re interested in registering a team, please contact Megan Lewis, Development Director at megan.lewis@playworks.org.
Enter the raffle!
Snag your tickets now for a shot at amazing raffle packages. Buy in bulk and boost your chances! Each purchase helps bring the power of play to kids in our region.
get raffle tickets
View photos from Playworks Pacific Northwest’s Corporate Kickball Tournament 2024.

Showcase your business.
Promote your products or services at Corporate Kickball. As a vendor, you’ll enjoy prime visibility, valuable face-to-face networking, and the chance to align your brand with a meaningful cause during a high-traffic event.
Reserve a vendor spot
Thank you to our sponsors!
Your generous support makes this event possible, we couldn’t do it with you!
Team Sponsors

In-Kind Sponsors

Play Streets: Family-Friendly Fun
2025-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Montavilla Neighborhood, SE 79th and SE Pine St, Portland, 97215, United States
Sunday, 9/14 | Sunday, 9/28 | Sunday, 10/19

Come out and play with us at Play Streets, a free, family-friendly event series in the Montavilla neighborhood!
We are partnering up with Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to launch a three-part Play Streets event series in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood. Play Streets transforms neighborhood blocks into car-free, play zones where kids, families, and neighbors can come together for active fun and community connection.
Just show up, and be ready to play!

Free to attend
Open to all ages
No registration required

Interested in supporting Play Streets?
Whether you’re interested in sponsoring or volunteering, your support helps make Play Streets a success.
Volunteer: Help us bring the fun! Volunteers assist with setup, cleanup, and promoting play throughout the event.
Sponsor: Your support helps create safe, joyful spaces for intergenerational play.
To learn more about these opportunities, contact Marie DeShetler, Corporate Engagement and Marketing Manager, at marie.deshetler@playworks.org.
Sponsors

Lunch & Learn: Discover the Power of Play
2025-10-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Gib Olinger Elementary School, 1011 S Mill St., Milton-Freewater, OR, 97862, United States
Join us at Gib Olinger Elementary.
Gather with fellow educators, corporate partners, and community leaders for a conversation on how play can strengthen schools and communities. Together, we’ll explore how to create safe, welcoming play spaces and discover meaningful ways to invest in the Blue Mountain Region.
See play in action.
Watch the power of play unfold on the playground, and discover how it sparks teamwork, connection, and confidence on the playground.
Experience the impact.
See how Playworks helps students thrive, promoting well-being, improved attendance, and positive behavior while addressing barriers to healthy play.
Discover strategies that strengthen communities.
Gain a valuable understanding of how play, recess, and physical activity foster healthier kids, more connected schools, and stronger communities.
Connect over lunch.
Enjoy a complimentary lunch while networking with changemakers, educators, and community advocates who share your commitment to helping kids thrive.
Email pacnwdev@playworks.org to reserve your spot.

2026 Playworks PacNW Rock Paper Scissors Tournament
2026-05-17 16:30 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing, 2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, 97232, United States
Join us on Sunday, May 17
Compete to be crowned the Rock Paper Scissors Champion of the Pacific Northwest!
Grab your friends and family and join us at Migration Brewing for an evening of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Play for the chance to qualify for a head-to-head showdown and see who will be crowned our Rock Paper Scissors Champion.
Come ready to throw down, enjoy local food and drinks, and experience how Playworks brings the power of play to youth across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
This is a family-friendly event, open to all ages, and every dollar raised goes directly to supporting Playworks’ mission: improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Register today

Become a sponsor
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Click here to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities or reach out to our team at pacnwdev@playworks.org.

2026 Playworks PacNW Corporate Kickball Tournament
2026-06-12 11:00 - 17:00 | THPRD HMT Complex Softball Fields, 15707 Southwest Walker Road, Beaverton, OR, 97006, United States
Are you ready to get in the game?
Corporate Kickball is an employee engagement fundraiser that gets your team out of the office and onto the kickball field for an afternoon of team building and fun. Participating teams spend an exciting afternoon seeking out the Regional Championship Trophy while simultaneously helping to raise funds that support healthy, engaging, and developmental play in our region’s schools.
By participating in our Corporate Kickball Tournament, your company will:

Increase employee engagement: Corporate Kickball offers a team-building opportunity outside the office that’s inviting, collaborative, and fun!
Raise visibility: Teams and sponsors are recognized on the Playworks website, annual report, newsletter, and other collateral.
Support the local community: The money raised from Corporate Kickball goes right back to Playworks to support our efforts to bring safe and welcoming play to local public schools for school year 2026-2027.

Event details
Corporate Kickball will take place on Friday, June 12 from 11 am – 5 pm at Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District Softball Fields in Beaverton, Oregon.
We can’t wait to see your team there!
Register today
View photos from Playworks Pacific Northwest’s Corporate Kickball Tournament 2025.

Showcase your business.
Promote your products or services at Corporate Kickball. As a vendor, you’ll enjoy prime visibility, valuable face-to-face networking, and the chance to align your brand with a meaningful cause during a high-traffic event.
Reserve a vendor spot

For more information or to enter a team, please contact us at pacnwdev@playworks.org.
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors!
Your generous support makes this event possible, we couldn’t do it with you!
Team Sponsors

In-Kind Sponsors
