Category Archive

October 2015

  • Crosstown Classic with North Shore Country Day School

    Work to Play soccer players from Bateman Elementary took a trip up to Winnetka for a special Saturday Crosstown Classic with students from North Shore Country Day School (NSCDS). NSCDS hosted a beautiful game day filled with music, tons of fun, and lots of soccer. Eight teams of players, consisting of combined groups of NSCDS and Bateman…

    Crosstown Classic with North Shore Country Day School
  • Storck USA Give UI Kids a Sweet Game Day

    Our Work to Play Program is in full force this season, and with Week 6 being the most grateful and impactful week of them all, we just had to share it! Three schools from three different Chicago communities came together for a very special Tuesday Game Day. Ward, Davis, and Jenner Elementary enjoyed friendly soccer…

    Storck USA Give UI Kids a Sweet Game Day
  • Team Urban Initiatives Goes the Distance at the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

    On Sunday, October 11th, 10 runners representing Team Urban Initiatives competed in the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. From the start of April through race day, the Team members  were hard at work, pushing through mile after mile of long runs and spreading the word about Urban Initiatives’ programs and participants. Their sweat and efforts paid off in…

    Team Urban Initiatives Goes the Distance at the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
  • Team Quaker Brings the Fuel to Game Day

    Work to Play week 5 ended with UI kids from West Englewood, Brighton Park and the Near South Side coming together at Chicago Indoor Sports for a special game day! Gunsaulus was the first to arrive, and got the opportunity to play a few rounds of Junk Food Tag with a group of great volunteers…

    Team Quaker Brings the Fuel to Game Day
  • Crosstown Classic: Building Friendship Through Soccer

    The season has changed. Gone are the sweltering Summer days; in are the cool, brisk, and often blustery ones of Fall. With the change in climes also comes the annual Crosstown Classic with the Wilmette Wings. The Crosstown Classic has been an annual event since 2003, bringing Urban Initiatives students out to Wilmette to play with…

    Crosstown Classic: Building Friendship Through Soccer
  • New Trier Boy’s Soccer Hosts Work to Play

    With the Work to Play soccer season just starting, our players from Jordan Elementary and Bateman Academy traveled in full force to New Trier, where the high school boys’ soccer team facilitated drills and an exciting scrimmage. Our players enthusiastically took to the field and quickly joined the high school players in Junk Food Tag,…

    New Trier Boy’s Soccer Hosts Work to Play