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On Saturday, March 25th Urban Initiatives’ Associate Board and UI students from Daley, Lorca, and Walsh went on a Field Trip to Navy Pier! This cultural experience allowed everyone to discover a new and fun place in Chicago! Associate Board members Derek Skoog and Sarah Lewis share the fun below, enjoy. “What is better than…
Urban Initiatives and Allstate Insurance hosted the 11th Annual Soccer Ball at Morgan Manufacturing, on Friday, January 27, 2017. The night of philanthropy, dancing, cocktails, heavy appetizers and an exquisite silent auction helped Urban Initiatives have its most successful Soccer Ball to date. Each year since its inception, the wildly popular Soccer Ball has sold…
One of UI’s most committed supporters, Stock candy company, helped celebrate another amazing Work to Play season by hosting the annual Storck-Urban Initiatives Game Day at Chicago Indoor Sports last Wednesday. Their group of 20 volunteers coached our kids on the field, distributed special edition Storck Game Day t-shirts, and served a deliciously healthy post-game…
The Fourth Annual Urban Initiatives (UI) Associate Board (AB) Pizza Party was held on Thursday, November 17th at the law firm, Kirkland & Ellis. Students from Beethoven, Greene, and Davis Elementary all attended this year’s pizza party. As Associate Board member Shreya Canakapalli puts it, “The Pizza Party is a fun evening that provides Associate…
The 14th Annual Urban Initiatives Halloween Bash was a huge success. For the third straight year, Chop Shop and 1st Ward Events welcomed us back to not only have a ton of fun but to support UI’s sports-based youth development programming. Over 400 friends joined us for what some call, “The best Halloween party in…
The weather had begun to cool, but the chill in the air did not stop Urban Initiatives’ Work to Play students and a group of volunteers from PwC from traveling to Chicago Indoor Sports on October 21 for a Friday afternoon Game Day. Participants from Claremont, Davis, Greene, and Morrill played in three rotations of…
On a beautiful fall afternoon, four volunteers from Motorola Mobility joined Goethe Elementary’s Work to Play squad for a series of scrimmages at Haas Park in Logan Square. The Goethe students were excited for the scrimmages – they had worked hard in practice and in the classroom all week, and this afternoon of friendly competition…
On Sunday October 9th, 14 runners representing Team Urban Initiatives participated in the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Since early this Spring, these runners not only dedicated their time to training for the event, they dedicated their time to fundraising to support Urban Initiatives’ sports-based youth development programs. “Urban Initiatives teaches students how to be…
On Thursday October 6th, Urban Initiatives and the UI Board of Directors hosted the Plant a Seed Breakfast at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel. Members of the Chicago business community gathered to learn about and reflect on how UI is using the power of sport and play to effect social change. After welcome remarks from…
Urban Initiatives Associate Board Executive Committee member Ashley Dobbins shares her experience at this years Multicultural Cup with Morton, Lawndale, and Goethe! Sports and play are a common vehicle that is known and enjoyed throughout the world. It’s a thread of commonality that ties together cities, countries and cultures around the world. It’s the same…
