Pamakid Runners Send United Playaz to Summer Camp
September 16, 2009
Pamakid Runners Club recently donated the funds to send 50 youth from United Playaz, an organization committed to “improving San Francisco communities through the delivery of leadership training and alternative recreational activities for youth surviving in at-risk environments” to summer camp.
“The Pamakids Charity Committee is continually looking for organizations to support in our community, and we are excited to contribute to the United Playaz,” says committee chairperson Ashley Rich Rodwick. “Their summer camp program supports the club’s vision of promoting a healthy lifestyle and strengthening our community.”
United Playaz, which works with youth in some of San Francisco’s toughest neighborhoods, provides leadership skills and other valuable tools by providing opportunities for safe recreational activities and community involvement. Its annual summer camp—which may not have happened without Pamakids’ funding—serves as a “fun and safe mechanism to help youth make healthy behavioral choices by crossing racial or turf lines, building relationships with one another, and decompressing from the daily stressors that impact their lives.” Campers convened at Camp Caswell Memorial State Park in Manteca, Calif., over Labor Day weekend.
The Pamakid Runners, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, puts on the highly successful Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon and 5K, which returns to San Francisco on Sunday February 7, 2010.
To submit a proposal for charitable contribution consideration, please e-mail charitablegiving@pamakids.org for information.
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