Get in the Game - Join the UI Junior Board!
The mission of the Urban Initaitives Junior Board is to raise funds and awareness for Urban Initiatives. We would love for you to join our team! For more information email Julie Chelovich - julie@urbaninitiatives.org.
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National Service Opportunity - Full Time for the 2010-2011 Service Year
Position: Youth Program Associate - Full Time (1700 service hours)
Description:
The AmeriCorps member at Urban Initiatives will serve as a Youth Program Associate to create and engage youth and their families in health, education, and character development activities throughout the course of the service term. The member serving in this capacity will:
- Assist in the implementation of Urban Initiatives’ health and education soccer program
- Create health and character development handouts
- Organize program field trips and events
- Recruit volunteers
- Create/execute parent outreach work-plan
- Conduct trainings and information sessions with parents
- Identify and build relationships with neighborhood leadership
- Other responsibilities as needed
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Come to Six Points to Benefit UI
Please join UI in celebrating soccer and art in Chicago this Saturday at Six Points, 1529 N. Milwaukee. The event will feature music from Johnny Fonseca and have free food and drinks. Space is limited. Please RSVP to nikesportswear@experient.net.
Nike & Six Points Host Special World Cup Event for UI Kids
On July 7th, Nike and Six Points hosted UI participants from Jenner, Libby and Reavis to watch Spain play Germany in the World Cup Semi Finals. Overall, the event was incredible. The kids came to Six Points to enjoy lunch, watch the game, and play several exciting rounds of foosball. Nike provided vuvuzelas for the kids so that they could cheer on the teams as if they were in the stadium in South Africa.
At halftime, the participants engaged in a Skype conversation with South African youth who were watching the game in the home country. The kids took turns asking questions to learn about differences across the globe. The South African children even taught our kids the South African celebration dance and the UI participants sang the United States National Anthem. Great times were had by all!
Thank you to Six Points and Nike for their ongoing generosity!
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