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Special guest speaker\/singer Ben Vereen was inducted as a Playworks Honorary Coach and the remainder of the yard boasted a plethora of tables filled with vendors, a gumbo station and a mobile video game trailer.<\/p>\n<p>This is Playworks\u2019 inaugural year at Foster Elementary and the reception has been wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>Playworks is now the 71st partner at the house Dr. Sanderlin is rebuilding, along with Target, WME, The Food Network, Lawry\u2019s Steakhouse, Roscoe\u2019s Chicken and Waffles, the Boston Celtics, and a host of others.<\/p>\n<p>From day one, the Foster Family has opened their arms to Coach Nick Pratt and the rest of the Playworks staff, rolling out the red carpet and being fully on board with the effort to increase fun and inviting play on their campus. \u00a0Playworks is very excited to have added this school our list of partner schools, and we know that there\u2019s nothing short of amazingness in the months to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playworks Southern California was one of many partners represented at Compton Unified\u2019s Stephen C. 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