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March 18, 2012

Grant helps inspire play in the Milwaukee business community ›

Playworks Milwaukee has been chosen to receive a two-year grant from KEEN Footwear Hyrbid.Care to help inspire play and physical activity in the Milwaukee business community. In addition, the grant will also help raise awareness about Playworks' efforts in the extended community. As part of the two-year grant, Playworks will provide Corporate Recess free of…

March 14, 2012

Sign up for corporate kickball in Milwaukee ›

Playworks Milwaukee is hosting our first annual corporate kickball tournament to raise money and awareness for the power of play in Milwaukee. Corporate sponsors, school community members and junior coaches will come together Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Lake Park to see who will earn bragging rights as the Playworks Milwaukee Corporate Kickball champions. Teams will…

February 28, 2012

MLK Day Service Project at Penrose Elementary ›

The Playworks Philly team organized a “Who Am I, Who are We” workshop for the students of Penrose Elementary on Martin Luther King Day. The workshop included a combination or Playworks games with activities that had students reflect on who they are as individuals and how this affects how the way they treat others. Program…

February 15, 2012

Meet Coach Mitch ›

Playworks Milwaukee: Where do you work as a coach and what was your previous background? Coach Mitch: My name is Mitch and I'm the Playworks Coach at Garland Elementary. For the past few years I've been PM Program Director and staff member at Cahill Playground Summer Day Camp in Whitefish Bay. In college I was…

January 20, 2012

Meet Playworks Milwaukee’s New Executive Director ›

Kristina Olkowski is extremely excited to be a part of the Playworks family in Milwaukee. Before joining Playworks, Kristina served as the executive director for Back on My Feet Chicago, where she had the honor of launching the organization and getting them entrenched within the Chicagoland market. Prior to Back on My Feet, Kristina served…

January 20, 2012

Playworks Milwaukee is an Official Charity of the Wisconsin Marathon ›

Playworks Milwaukee is an official charity of the 2012 Wisconsin Marathon. Runners committed to the power of play can choose Playworks Milwaukee to donate their running and fundraising energy towards. Athletes who commit to running for Playworks Milwaukee will don a Playworks racing t-shirt and use the months leading up to the marathon to fundraise…

January 20, 2012

Milwaukee Hosts Mid-Year Pre-Service ›

Milwaukee was honored to host Playworks staff in a mid-year pre-service for national and local coaches starting mid-year. Coaches came from Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, the Bay Area, Chicago and Albuquerque. National team members from Oakland along with staff from Playworks Chicago made the journey to Milwaukee, to help guide the new coaches through…

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