{"id":134,"date":"2017-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2017\/02\/16\/jared-blank-joins-team-playworks-for-the-2017-la-marathon\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:28:05","slug":"jared-blank-joins-team-playworks-for-the-2017-la-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2017\/02\/16\/jared-blank-joins-team-playworks-for-the-2017-la-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Blank Joins Team Playworks for the 2017 LA Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Los Angeles, CA\u2014On March 19, 2017\u2014 <\/strong>Team<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Playworks will be an official charity for the 2017 LA Marathon, running to transform the health and wellbeing of every kid through recess and play.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The LA Marathon is an important opportunity to increase awareness and raise funds for Playworks. This year is also unique in that\u00a0Playworks Southern California Board Member\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/donate.playworks.org\/fundraise?fcid=738916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jared Blank<\/a>\u00a0will be running for <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.playworks.org\/los-angeles\/events\/playworks-socal-run-for-play-marathon-team\/e90751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team Playworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As an active member of the Southern California Board of the Directors for the past two years, Blank guides strategies and helps build relationship activities in the LA community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overall vision of Playworks is to build connections and healthy play at recess,\u201d Blank says. \u201cThe benefits go beyond the playground: it affects kids&#8217; success in the classroom and their overall education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blank values Playworks&#8217; model which allows students to go to the playground, have a positive play experience, and come back to the classroom with focus.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Blank will be one of the 22 registered runners for Team Playworks at the LA Marathon, with this being his sixth marathon. He runs for play to create a sense of community so that everyone feels connected by the experience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBeing a part of Team Playworks for the LA Marathon is a unique experience to connect with the community in a way that can contribute to children\u2019s lives,\u201d Blank says.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Playworks\u2019 involvement in the LA Marathon will be a special experience that will have a lasting impact for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LA Marathon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>When:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">March 19th, 2017<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Start: 6:30 am &#8211; 6:55 am<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dodger Stadium<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1000 Elysian Park Ave<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Los Angeles, CA 90012<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>There are a few spots left, including two-person relay spots. For more information about running for play, please visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/playworks.org\/LAMarathon\">playworks.org\/LAMarathon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>In the 2016-17 school year, Playworks will reach 900,000 students at 1,800 schools in 23 U.S. cities directly and through professional training services.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are changing school culture by leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. 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