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Here is a short but sweet update from LYN House, one of our partners in Indianapolis, Indiana:
In January we started our 4th year of LYN House Basketball. We offer basketball to beginner and intermediate players ages 5 – 10 years old. This year we have over 50 players.
For the first year our intermediate teams get to play different teams at games. We have 6 teams in the league. We used our remaining Ball Project funds to purchase whistles and a new ball pump.
Ball Project is thankful for our partners around the neighborhood & around the world working (& playing) hard to help children play!
Here is a great update from our partner LYN House in Indianapolis, Indiana:
During the summer months we have afternoon camps for kids K – 6th grade. This summer we had 5 different camp experiences focused on the arts. Each camp is 3 hours long and happen 4 – 5 days a week. Some camps are more hands on and others are more academic focused. To keep the kids engaged and moving we will have movement activities ready as needed. Sometimes we need them because we did not plan enough activities and sometimes they are needed because we have sat too long.
For our camps we downloaded a play guide by PlayWorks. An almost 400 page document of fun interactive games. We wanted easy access and paid to have it printed. This is a wonderful resource and makes it easy for us to grab a fun interactive game quickly and keep the kids engaged. I unfortunately do not have any photos of us playing games because we kept so busy this summer I failed to take many pictures. I have included the PlayWorks resource for you to share with other sites.
In the fall we will be working with Spades Park Library to offer a Makerspace program focused on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). This will be another perfect opportunity to use the Play Works Game guide. We also purchased some board games to help with days that we finish early or it is too cold or raining outside since we won’t have access to a gym or large open space.
In the fall we will start back tutoring and add an exercise curriculum to our time prior to tutoring and in January we will launch our third season of basketball. Ball Project funds will be used to purchase equipment for these programs. Thanks for helping us enrich our programs through adding movement to our days and fun games.
PlayWorks free downloadable Game Guide looks like a great resource. LYN House is a beautiful model of partnership – being open handed with resources, networking & helping others to help children play.
Thanks everyone at LYN House & keep up the good work!
Bloomington to Brazil – Brazilian boy with a Ball Project ball
Here is a short update from a group from Bloomington, Indiana that went to Brazil to help some local groups working in their communities:
We all wanted to thank you for your donation to us for the soccer balls and equipment we took down to Brazil…. We left half of them with a small church in the slums we worked with for most of the week and sent the rest to another church in Rio with an after school program.
We packed down over a dozen balls, three pumps, 2 goals, cones, and colored jerseys into one Adidas duffel bag.
New soccer balls for Brazil
“One night, before we had started our life skills and life values study with the kids, we had some down time and I decided it was time to test these little Brazilians’ soccer skills. Me and a small army of kids made our way to the soccer field across the street and played soccer for over an hour in the pouring rain. It is one of the coolest memories I have of the trip.” –J F, Indiana University Sophomore
Hoosiers in Brazil with Brazilian kids
Ball Project is grateful for our partners near & far who help children by helping children play.
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