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Watch the 2010 Soccer Ball Video
Wow! What a Soccer Ball! We'd like to thank Optimus for putting together another incredible video for the event. This was yet another record-breaking year thanks to our wonderful supporters. This was our highest grossing year to date and, we feel, the best Soccer Ball party ever.
The evening seemed to work so beautifully with many old and new friends in attendance, tons of folks on the dance floor, table sponsors spoiled by the lovely reserved area, lots of laughs and smiles at the photo booth, great beer tasting with Goose Island, amazing food thanks to J and L Catering, Storck and Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels, and tons of buzz around the best auction ever. So thank you to all who helped make this such an amazing evening!
Watch a Film on Dropout Prevention
InsideOut is filmed in two maximum security prisons and captures the powerful stories of inmates who dropped out of school. This film is used as a tool for dropout prevention. Over the years it has impacted milions of students in the U.S. and Canada. It's endorsed by America's Promise Alliance, Communities In Schools, and the National Dropout Prevention Center.
Watch the full film at The Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State Street, Chicago) on February 9 from 11-1pm. Please RSVP to Debi Calhoun at debi@mattiecstewart.org.
Winter Season Kickoff
It may be cold outside but the Urban Initiatives health and education soccer program is heating up. This week our Work to Play Program winter season kicked off at all 11 participating schools. We would love to get you involved! Come out and volunteer at our practices or games as an individual or in a group. Click here or contact julie@urbaninitiatives.org for further information. You can make a difference!