Playworks Fifth Annual Corporate Kickball Fundraiser a Ball

Trailblazers and Timbers/Thorns organizations (aka Timbzers).

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.

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

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

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.