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Up2Us is a national coalition of sports-based youth development providers united in their efforts to use sports to address the critical issues facing this nation's youth.
Play It Forward
Up2Us Calls on Youth Sports Organizations to
Serve on MLK Day 2009

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On January 19th 2009, communities and nonprofits across the country are gearing up for a record number of volunteers on the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal holiday. Up2Us is calling on youth sports organizations to get involved in this national day of service. Up2Us has a goal to inspire 100,000 athletes, coaches and volunteers to serve through sports on MLK Day 2009.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities in your local community, please visit: http://www.mlkday.gov

Up2Us Member Spotlight:
How Up2Us Members Are Playing It Forward on MLK Day 2009
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On Monday, January 19th 2009, Youth Enrichment Services (YES) will celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by honoring outstanding youth and community leaders at the 3rd annual MLK "Going to the Mountain Day." A  brunch will be held at the John Hancock Hall in Boston and the keynote speaker will be former NBA player Dana Barros. Immediately following the brunch, YES will take more than 150 Boston youth, families, and volunteers to Pats Peak's "Diversity Day" in Lincoln, NH for a fun day of skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing. YES anticipates that approximately 200 YES volunteers, family members, friends, corporate, civic leaders, and community residents will attend and serve through sports on MLK 2009.
For more information on this event please contact, YES Marketing and Volunteer Director, Diron Mobley at: dmobley@yeskids.org

Up2Us Member Spotlight:
Waynesville School District Plans MLK Event

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Waynesville School District, AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers, and Partners in Education (PIE) are teaming up for a MLK "Souptacular" Celebration from January 19th 2009 through January 30th 2009 in Waynesville, Missouri. The days of service begin with healthy snacks being served at lunch in all Waynesville schools to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and to launch the soup drive. MLK Day 2009 and the "Souptacular" will be connected with the upcoming NFL Super Bowl. Donation boxes for soup collection have been set up all over the local Waynesville community which includes all Waynesville Schools, Wal-Mart, Price Cutters, and Ft. Leonard Wood Commissary.
On January 30th 2009, all students and staff will wear their favorite NFL team colors and jerseys. All soup collected will be donated for the "Snack in a Pack" program at the local food pantry in Waynesville.
For more information on this event please contact:
Shannon Ray at: sray@waynesville.k12.mo.us
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4-H (DC), A World Fit for Kids! (CA), After-School All-Stars (CA), Algonquin Sports (NY), All Stars Helping Kids (CA), America SCORES (NY), Arizona State University (AZ), Asphalt Green (NY), Athletes for Hope (DC), Atlanta Youth Project (GA), Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative (CA), Big Apple Sports (NY), Boston Celtics Shamrock Fdtn (MA), Boston Youth Sports Initiative (MA), California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo (CA), Center for Sports Counseling and Education (ME), Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Ctr. (MA), CityKicks (MA), cityWILD (CO), Coast 2 Coast (NY), Compton United Soccer Club (CA), Connecticut College (CT), CYO Athletics (CA), DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (DC), Downtown United Soccer Club (NY), E3Sports (NY), Edgework Consulting (MA), Falconsedge Male Taskforce (DC), G-Row Boston (MA), GetPsychedSports (MA), Gilmer County 4-H Youth Soccer (WV), Girls for Gender Equity (NY), Girls in the Game (IL), Girls on the Run (NC), Good Sports (MA), Harlem RBI (NY), Henry Street Settlement (NY), Hoops And Leaders (NY), Husky Sport (CT), Indiana State University (IN), Inst. For Athletic Coach Education (MA), Inst. for Sport Coaching (MA), Jack London Aquatic Center (CA), Jamestown Community Ctr. (CA), Kansas State (KS), Know Greater Heroes (UT), Lacrosse for Life (CA), Lamoille County Court Diversion (VT), Loyola University (IL), Mass. Youth Committed to Winning (MA), Mass. Youth Soccer Assoc. (MA), Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MN), MetroLacrosse (MA), MetroSoccer (NY), Minneapolis Public School Community (MN), Mobile AcroSports Training (CA), Mount Hope Housing (NY), National Association for Girls & Women in Sport (VA), National Association for Sports & Physical Education (DC), New Heights (NY), Nike (OR), North Branch Community Education (MN), Old Lion Karate Academy (NY), Partners of the Americas (DC), PEAR Project/Harvard Univ. (MA), Pennsylvania State University (PA), Piers Park Sailing (MA), Play Sports for Life (NY), Positive Coaching Alliance (NY), Prescott Circus Theatre (CA), Project Coach (MA), Project Joy (MA), Queens Community House (NY), Quicksilver Track Club, Inc. (GA), Real Options for City Kids (CA), Right to Play (NY), SSA Academy (GA), Soccer in the Streets (GA), SOS Outreach (CO), South Dakota State University (SD), Sport in Society (MA), Sports & Arts In Schools Foundation (NY), Sports4Kids (CA), Stoked Mentoring (NY), Street Soccer USA (NY), Team-Up for Youth (CA), Tenacity (MA), The After-School Corporation (NY), The Children's Aid Society (NY), The Giving Back Fund (LA), The Youth Foundation (CO), Title IX Squared (CA), Trips for Kids Denver (CO), Tucker Center/University of Minnesota (MN), Ultimate Goal Ministries (TN), United Sports Youth League (NY), University of Illinois (IL), Urban Dove (NY), Waynesville R-VI School District (MO), West Virginia State University (WV), Wheelock College Coaches Training Initiative (MA), UWANTGAME (NY), Women's Sports Foundation (DC), YES! (ME), Youth Enrichment Services (MA), American Youth Table Tennis Organization (NY), Courageous Sailing Center (MA), Geriatric Career Development (NY), Girls for Gender Equity (NY), Henry Street Settlement (NY), LA84 Foundation (CA), Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club (WI), Project READY (NY), Southeast Bronx Neighborhood  Centers Inc. (NY), U.S. Soccer Foundation (DC), United Sports Youth League (NY)
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