On Friday, May 6, Urban Initiatives’ Work to Play team from Nixon Elementary in Hermosa traveled to Northbrook for a Friday afternoon clinic at Glenbrook North High School. After a long ride in heavy traffic, Nixon had an amazing game day with the high school volunteers at Glenbrook North. Nixon Knights hit the ground running and wasted…
When Work to Play teams from Greene, Pasteur, Reavis, and Kozminski arrived at Chicago Indoor Sports for Game Day on May 6, they received a warm welcome from volunteers from William Blair. The kids and volunteers warmed up with a game of Fox Tails before getting into smaller groups for scrimmages. The first assignment for…
For the second week in a row, PwC employees joined Work to Play participants for Game Day. On May 6, teams from Bateman and Jordan Elementary came together for an afternoon of soccer and fun. The students had worked hard on the field and in the classroom all week in anticipation of getting to play…
Saturday May 7th was a beautiful spring morning – the perfect setting for Urban Initiatives’ 2nd Annual Big Kid Recess at Jenner Academy. Joined by 10 adults (big kids), Work to Play teams from Lawndale Academy, Nobel Elementary, and Beidler Elementary teamed up for a morning of fun and exciting recess games. The kids made…
On Thursday May 5, Urban Initiatives hosted its inaugural Score a Goal Breakfast at the Virgin Hotel, hosted by Optiver. Serving as an introduction to Urban Initiatives’ programs and impact, the breakfast drummed up support for the Corporate Challenge Cup on July 16, a one-day soccer tournament that brings together 24 co-ed adult teams representing Chicagoland…
On April 29th, some outstanding PwC employees came out to volunteer with the Beidler Bulls for a special and unique practice where their team had the chance to spend some quality time with some of our students on their home turf during a friday scrimmage. Each PwC member was connected to a small team of…
#UIJB member Patrick Mahal shares his experience from this year’s Junior Board Volunteer Day with the Otis Work to Play team! Friday April 29th began as any typical Chicago Spring day – grey, cold and windy. While the city counted down the minutes for the weekend to begin, Students inside Otis Elementary counted down the…
Last Thursday, Take the Lead participants earned themselves a day off from school to learn more about service learning projects and the impact they each can make by volunteering. We Day is an annual celebration of service learning that takes place all over the US, Canada, and UK. 15,000 youth from the Chicagoland area gathered…
United’s team of Corporate Coaches joined Work to Play teams from Faraday, Marquette, and Morrill Elementary for Game Day at Chicago Indoor Sports on April 29. Coaches and players took the field full of enthusiasm for an afternoon of soccer, fun, and friendship. The volunteers and the players from Morrill kicked things off by warming…
In preparation for We Day Illinois, Jahn Take the Lead Team Captain Leo joined Allstate C.E.O. Tom Wilson and We Day founder Craig Kielburger on television and radio. Leo spoke about the impact he is making at his school with WCIU’s You & Me This Morning, Fox’s Good Day Chicago, and WGN Radio’s Steve Cochran…
Between early December and April 9, CrossFit Defined in Lakeview and Lincoln Square raised money for Urban Initiatives through online crowdsourcing. Their fundraising efforts culminated in a competition where nearly 30 teams of 5 completed a series of physical fitness tasks that challenged them both physically and mentally. On an unseasonably cold and snowy day,…