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Prieto Students Cheer on the Fire Thanks to the Fillies
A group of Prieto Academy students, families and friends were treated to an outing at Toyota Park for the Chicago Fire's season home opener on April 10th. The 25 tickets were graciously donated to UI by the Barrington High School Varsity Soccer Team - the Fillies. A huge thank you and shout out to the Fillies for making this day one that our student athletes will never forget. Smiles were wide and eyes alight as they watched the match unfold on the vibrant green pitch of Toyota Park. This was the participants' first Fire game, and for many, their first time witnessing a professional soccer match. Thank you to the Fillies for making this opportunity possible!
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PHOTOS: Crosstown Participants Win in the Rain!
On October 2, Urban Initiatives' participants from Goethe, Jenner, Jahn and Otis traveled to Wilmette for the Crosstown Classic with the Wilmette Wings in Avoca Park. This event marked the 9th Crosstown in Wilmette in the past six years. The Wings have been paramount to Urban Initiatives' success through the years and have helped to encourage other soccer clubs to host Crosstowns in their cities. We are unbelievably grateful to have the Wings support!
In total over 260 children from the Urban Initiatives program and the Wilmette Wings participated in the tournament. At the Crosstown, players from Urban Initiatives and the Wings are combined to form new teams for the day then play in games against the other newly formed teams. Throughout the afternoon the rain never stopped but neither did the participants' enthusiasm. Following the incredible soccer activitites there was a picnic for all of the participants and their families. Thank you to Julie Farina, all of the participants, the Wilmette Wings families, the Wilmette Wings coaches, and the volunteers for making the event a success!
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SAVE THE DATE: Fall Season Crosstown Classics
The Crosstown Classic in Wilmette with the Wilmette Wings will be on October 2.
The Crosstown Classic in Deerfield with the Pegasus Soccer Club will be on October 16.
Exact time and location details to come. We hope to see you there!
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PHOTOS: UI Olympic Event
On May 29, volunteers from Credit Suisse joined UI participants from Jenner Academy and Walsh School for a fun filled Olympic event at North Avenue Beach.
PHOTOS: Chicago White Sox Invite UI to Cellular Field
This spring UI participants enjoyed heading to U.S. Cellular Field to cheer on the White Sox. The kids and volunteers had a blast and will never forget their experiences at the ballpark. Thank you to the White Sox for generously donating tickets to four games for participants and their families to enjoy!
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PHOTOS: Chicago Fire Works for Kids
Urban Initiatives participants from Goethe, Jenner, Schiller, and Walsh attended the Chicago Fire game versus the Seattle Sounders on May 2 at Toyota Park. The game ended in a tie at 1 to 1 but all the viewers were winners. Thank you to the Fireworks for Kids for donating the tickets!
PHOTOS: Crosstown Classic a Win for All!
Crosstown Classics are an Urban Initiatives tradition. Each fall and spring students from all Work to Play Program schools take buses to Northbrook and Wilmette to play soccer with children from other communities. Children from our program and suburban travel teams, the Northbrook Spartans and the Wilmette Wings, combine to form teams, and then the teams formed play against each other.
Urban Initiatives and FC Barcelona at Niketown
The world reknowned Catalonian soccer club FC Barcelona came to Niketown Chicago on Friday and some lucky Urban Initiatives participants had the the opportunity to meet some of the players. FC Barcelona made a generous donation to the program and then lead a Q&A session, where the young members of Urban Initiatives had a chance to ask questions of some the world greatest soccer players.
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