Playworks Fifth Annual Corporate Kickball Fundraiser a Ball

by | Jun 21, 2014 | Events, Features | 2 comments

Portland, June 20th, 2014. They kicked it up a notch at this fundraiser to benefit kids. The winners of the kickball tournament were a dream team from the offices of the Trail Blazers and Timbers/Thorns organizations (aka Timbzers). They beat a team from Adidas US by a score of 3 to 1.  Adidas US did win the spirit award. The Playworks Corporate Kickball Fundraiser is an employee engagement event and benefit for Playworks Pacific Northwest. This year alone Playworks Pacific NW is providing full-day on-site programming to 15 public elementary schools in the Portland metro area and serving 6,500 students daily.

Playworks Pacific NW offers opportunities for kids to play.

Playworks Pacific NW offers opportunities for kids to play.

A beautiful day for Playworks corporatekickball and yoga out at PCC Rock Creek The semi-finals are underway, who will win the famous Golden Trophy

It was beautiful day for Playworks corporatekickball and yoga out at PCC Rock Creek.

The Golden Trophy also bring corporate bragging rights.

The Golden Trophy also brings corporate bragging rights.

From Playworks:

We are coaches, kids, teachers, parents and grown-ups who believe in the power of play to make kids, schools and communities stronger.
Mission

To improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

Company Overview
Playworks’ upstream and root cause approach to enhancing school climates creates a school environment where kids thrive and have more positive opportunities for engagement. Playworks programming ignites positive social, emotional and academic development, and in turn, prevents bullying and improves learning. Playworks engages all children at each school at recess and throughout the entire school day, after school and evening developmental sports leagues.For more information and to see the list of partner schools, please visit:www.playworks.org/pacificnw

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  1. Doran on June 22, 2014 at 3:13 pm

    Players were from the the offices of the Timbers and Blazers, not professional athletes. Please change your title. Thanks you

    • Editor on June 23, 2014 at 1:01 am

      Thanks for the clarification. I’m updating the story, I also send an email blat that links to the on-line story, and that’s not possible to change because it’s already delivered, but the on-line story will now be clearer.