SquashSmartsPress & Awards |
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SquashSmarts is proud to receive the following media coverage:
"For these Philly black and Latino teens, the future lies in squash." - Rachel Wisniewski "Urban Squash Students Take Their Best Shots at Squash" - By Kathy Matheson, Associated Press "SquashSmarts Gives Students A Shot At Success" - Kristen A. Graham, Philadelphia Inquirer "Turning a Life Around Playing Squash” - Ronnie Polaneczky, Philadelphia Daily News "SquashSmarts: 'It Takes a Village' to Make a Difference for Urban Youth" - Jim Caton, Pennsylvania Homes "First Lady Obama visits urban youth squash program" - Julieanne Harris Michelle Obama Visits Philadelphia SquashSmarts “Using Squash to Get on the Ball” - Melissa Dribben, Philly.com "Hunting Park: Squash Promotes a Youth Enrichment Program" - Sarah Scarpa and Jonathan Donnelly "Organization Squeezes Sports and Smarts into Students" - Joan Bang, Main Line Media News |
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SquashSmarts Awards & Recognition
2019 Project Play Champion, The Aspen Institute
2019 Trailblazer Gala Award for Character, Philadelphia Outward Bound
2018 International Youth Foundation, United Nations Global Sustainability Goals Project Participant
2018 Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative Mayor’s Task Force Initiative
2018 Pew Charitable Trust Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative Participant
2017 Philadelphia Community Grant Award, Insurance Industry Community Foundation
2016 GSK Community IMPACT Award Winner, GlaxoSmithKline
2016, 2013 & 2010 Grant Award Recipient, The Pew Charitable Trusts
2016 Youth Coach of the Year, The Philadelphia Coaches Conference
2016 National Coach of the Year, Up2Us Sports Coach Across America
2013 STRIVE Organization of the Year, National Council of Youth Sports & AIG
2012 Host to Michelle Obama "Let's Move!" Anti-Obesity Initiative
2010 Robert P. Levy Service Award, The Philadelphia Sports Congress
2009 Champion-in-Action Award for Youth Programs, Citizens Bank, NBC10, The Philadelphia Inquirer
2019 Project Play Champion, The Aspen Institute
2019 Trailblazer Gala Award for Character, Philadelphia Outward Bound
2018 International Youth Foundation, United Nations Global Sustainability Goals Project Participant
2018 Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative Mayor’s Task Force Initiative
2018 Pew Charitable Trust Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative Participant
2017 Philadelphia Community Grant Award, Insurance Industry Community Foundation
2016 GSK Community IMPACT Award Winner, GlaxoSmithKline
2016, 2013 & 2010 Grant Award Recipient, The Pew Charitable Trusts
2016 Youth Coach of the Year, The Philadelphia Coaches Conference
2016 National Coach of the Year, Up2Us Sports Coach Across America
2013 STRIVE Organization of the Year, National Council of Youth Sports & AIG
2012 Host to Michelle Obama "Let's Move!" Anti-Obesity Initiative
2010 Robert P. Levy Service Award, The Philadelphia Sports Congress
2009 Champion-in-Action Award for Youth Programs, Citizens Bank, NBC10, The Philadelphia Inquirer