Speaking of mentors and role models, check out the fabulous cookie decorating undertaken by our very own McKay kids with enthusiastic volunteers from Thomson Reuters. Yum!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Introducing...the SCORES mentorship program!
America SCORES New England is excited to announce the start of our pilot mentorship program! The program will kick off at the beginning of February and will take place at 5 of our schools matching SCORES youth with college students for 1:1 mentoring. The program will take place after-school on school grounds for 90 minutes once a week. Then once season gets underway, the week of March 22nd, the mentors will continue the relationships that they have cultivated by supporting their mentees during practices and games. The mentorship program is designed to supplement SCORES core programming by offering an additional supportive role model in SCORES youth’s lives. With these mentor role models in place, our goal is for the mentees to eventually become even more invested leaders on their teams and in their communities.
Speaking of mentors and role models, check out the fabulous cookie decorating undertaken by our very own McKay kids with enthusiastic volunteers from Thomson Reuters. Yum!
Speaking of mentors and role models, check out the fabulous cookie decorating undertaken by our very own McKay kids with enthusiastic volunteers from Thomson Reuters. Yum!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Good Music at Good Beats
GOOD BEATS AT THE GOOD LIFE, BOSTON, MA
Last night, at America SCORES New England's first benefit concert in history, hip-hop artists Dagha, Al-Jabra, Shazzo, singers April & Sean, reggae band Project Tree, and DJ Nightime Gallagher packed the basement of the Good Life in downtown Boston. The music was fantastic...we can't wait for the next concert! Check out pictures of the concert here.
Last night, at America SCORES New England's first benefit concert in history, hip-hop artists Dagha, Al-Jabra, Shazzo, singers April & Sean, reggae band Project Tree, and DJ Nightime Gallagher packed the basement of the Good Life in downtown Boston. The music was fantastic...we can't wait for the next concert! Check out pictures of the concert here.
SCORES at the Sorteo
On Friday, December 4th, World Cup Boston 2010, in partnership with Univision TV, brought the excitement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup “Sorteo” held in Cape Town, South Africa to Boston through a viewing party at Game On! Sports Bar. America SCORES New England staff members participated in mounting the event, helping with event set-up, raffle ticket distribution, and other tasks during the event itself. Also present were New England Revolution stars, Taylor Twellman and Shalrie Joseph to partake in the festivities. The viewing party generated excitement and support among local soccer fans for the upcoming World Cup and Boston’s World Cup 2010 organization.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
SCORES' innaugural benefit concert, Good Beats at the Good Life, is tonight!
The concert will feature our very own Dwayne Simmons, hip-hop artist extraordinaire. Doors open at 9pm tonight at the Good Life at 28 Kingston St, Boston.
For more information, click here
See you there!
For more information, click here
See you there!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Come celebrate the holidays at the American Outlaws 1st Annual Winter Ball This Friday!!
All proceeds are to benefit America SCORES New England!The American Outlaws are a passionate group of US Soccer fans that yell, sing, and cheer on the United States National Team. For more information about the Boston Chapter of the American Outlaws, visit their website.
The semi-formal ball is this Friday, December 4th, at 7pm.
Food and drink specials will be provided.
@ An Tua Nua at 835 Beacon Street. 21+
Tickets:
$25 each or 2 for $40 in advance
$30 each or 2 for $50 at the door.
You can buy tickets here.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Elementary Poet-Athletes Take the Stage at the Poetry Slam!
Check out more photos from the event here!
Dorchester, MA – (November 12, 2009) – On Thursday, November 12th, America SCORES New England (ASNE) hosted its 11th Annual Poetry Slam! at the Strand Theater in Dorchester, MA. The Poetry Slam! is a two-hour celebratory event where the youth enrolled in ASNE’s after-school program have the unique opportunity to take the stage and recite original creative writing pieces. At this year’s event, 360 elementary students from 12 Boston Public Schools performed to a packed audience of peers, family, friends, community members, and special guests. In attendance were: Kristine Lilly—2-time Olympic Gold Medalist for the US Women’s National Soccer Team and #13 for the Boston Breakers; Kheli Dube—finalist for the 2008 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year and #11 for the New England Revolution; and Bob Sweeney—Boston Bruins legend, recent inductee to the Massachusetts Hockey Hall Fame, and current Director of Development for the Boston Bruins.
Dwayne Simmons, ASNE’s Elementary Education Director and Host of the Poetry Slam!, had the honor of introducing Kristine Lilly and Kheli Dube to a crowd of enthusiastic elementary students and guests. Acknowledging the importance of ASNE’s Annual Poetry Slam!, Kristine Lilly proudly announced “Tonight is a great night, it’s for the kids, they get the opportunity to come out here and express themselves… it’s going to be so great to hear what they have inside to share with you.” In agreement, Kheli Dube stated “Tonight is their night, let’s enjoy this night for the kids.”
On behalf of The Bruins Foundation, Bob Sweeney had the great pleasure of presenting ASNE with a $30,000 grant award check. Addressing the audience he stated “I played soccer growing up as a kid, but I made my living with my feet…with playing ice hockey…I had a lot of fun, I was in the same position a lot of you kids are in right now, you all have special dreams of being the next great soccer player, the next great guitar player…but on behalf of The Bruins Foundation we see a lot of value in your program and we are happy to support your program.”
The theme of the 11th Annual Poetry Slam!—“ A Tribute to…”—allowed ASNE’s students to address and honor what was most valuable in their lives. Highlights included performances from students at the Young Achievers Elementary School and PJ Kennedy Elementary School. Delivering a tribute to their principal Virginia Chalmers, students from the Young Achievers Elementary School shouted onstage “Thank you for being our principal, that we really trust and must dedicate this to you for being true….…thank you Ms. Chalmers for being so gracious, you understand all races, and you’re tenacious!” With a hats off salute at the end of their performance, students turned their backs to the audience to display a huge ‘Thank You!’ written on each shirt. When asked their motivation and inspiration to write this piece, students replied “…[our principal] is awesome, she helps us, and gives us everything we need!”
Students from the PJ Kennedy School delivered a tribute to their heroes. Students addressed a wide array of individuals from firefighter and doctors to parents and family members. Honoring
her mother, one student stated “Mom, I will never stop loving you.” In response, the student’s mother shouted from the crowd “I love you.” This presentation of emotions continued as the Russell Elementary, McKay K-8, Mattahunt Elementary, Mather Elementary, Marshall Elementary, JF Kennedy Elementary, Jackson Mann k-8, Hennigan Elementary, Grew Elementary, and Edison K-8 gave tribute respectively to love, East Boston, earth, volunteer, our leaders: A-Z, America, parents, musical artists, family, and food.
At the end of the night, Host Dwayne Simmons announced Adonis Mejia, a 5th grade student from Grew Elementary in Hyde Park, and Chereka McCants, a 5th grade student from Marshall Elementary in Dorchester, as the winners selected to attend America SCORES’ 4th Annual National Poetry Slam! In April 2010, these students will travel to New York City to perform the original poetry in front of a live audience.
Dorchester, MA – (November 12, 2009) – On Thursday, November 12th, America SCORES New England (ASNE) hosted its 11th Annual Poetry Slam! at the Strand Theater in Dorchester, MA. The Poetry Slam! is a two-hour celebratory event where the youth enrolled in ASNE’s after-school program have the unique opportunity to take the stage and recite original creative writing pieces. At this year’s event, 360 elementary students from 12 Boston Public Schools performed to a packed audience of peers, family, friends, community members, and special guests. In attendance were: Kristine Lilly—2-time Olympic Gold Medalist for the US Women’s National Soccer Team and #13 for the Boston Breakers; Kheli Dube—finalist for the 2008 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year and #11 for the New England Revolution; and Bob Sweeney—Boston Bruins legend, recent inductee to the Massachusetts Hockey Hall Fame, and current Director of Development for the Boston Bruins.
Dwayne Simmons, ASNE’s Elementary Education Director and Host of the Poetry Slam!, had the honor of introducing Kristine Lilly and Kheli Dube to a crowd of enthusiastic elementary students and guests. Acknowledging the importance of ASNE’s Annual Poetry Slam!, Kristine Lilly proudly announced “Tonight is a great night, it’s for the kids, they get the opportunity to come out here and express themselves… it’s going to be so great to hear what they have inside to share with you.” In agreement, Kheli Dube stated “Tonight is their night, let’s enjoy this night for the kids.” On behalf of The Bruins Foundation, Bob Sweeney had the great pleasure of presenting ASNE with a $30,000 grant award check. Addressing the audience he stated “I played soccer growing up as a kid, but I made my living with my feet…with playing ice hockey…I had a lot of fun, I was in the same position a lot of you kids are in right now, you all have special dreams of being the next great soccer player, the next great guitar player…but on behalf of The Bruins Foundation we see a lot of value in your program and we are happy to support your program.”
The theme of the 11th Annual Poetry Slam!—“ A Tribute to…”—allowed ASNE’s students to address and honor what was most valuable in their lives. Highlights included performances from students at the Young Achievers Elementary School and PJ Kennedy Elementary School. Delivering a tribute to their principal Virginia Chalmers, students from the Young Achievers Elementary School shouted onstage “Thank you for being our principal, that we really trust and must dedicate this to you for being true….…thank you Ms. Chalmers for being so gracious, you understand all races, and you’re tenacious!” With a hats off salute at the end of their performance, students turned their backs to the audience to display a huge ‘Thank You!’ written on each shirt. When asked their motivation and inspiration to write this piece, students replied “…[our principal] is awesome, she helps us, and gives us everything we need!” Students from the PJ Kennedy School delivered a tribute to their heroes. Students addressed a wide array of individuals from firefighter and doctors to parents and family members. Honoring
her mother, one student stated “Mom, I will never stop loving you.” In response, the student’s mother shouted from the crowd “I love you.” This presentation of emotions continued as the Russell Elementary, McKay K-8, Mattahunt Elementary, Mather Elementary, Marshall Elementary, JF Kennedy Elementary, Jackson Mann k-8, Hennigan Elementary, Grew Elementary, and Edison K-8 gave tribute respectively to love, East Boston, earth, volunteer, our leaders: A-Z, America, parents, musical artists, family, and food. At the end of the night, Host Dwayne Simmons announced Adonis Mejia, a 5th grade student from Grew Elementary in Hyde Park, and Chereka McCants, a 5th grade student from Marshall Elementary in Dorchester, as the winners selected to attend America SCORES’ 4th Annual National Poetry Slam! In April 2010, these students will travel to New York City to perform the original poetry in front of a live audience.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thank you Toni Lynn!
In her post, Toni writes of her experience during ASNE and Thomson-Reuters' event in East Boston on October 23rd when employees from the financial firm came out for a day of fun and community service to play soccer with SCORES students from the McKay K-8 school. As an extra special post-game treat, Toni Lynn prepared a make-your-own chicken fajita bar for the students, complete with all the fix-ins and all of which she cooked in her own home!
Despite the 35 degree weather, Toni Lynn states in her post that "neither a hurricane nor a monsoon could ever keep me from doing this again." America SCORES New England thanks Toni Lynn for her generosity and her ability to truly "put smiles on the faces of these extraordinary children that live in a place where life challenges them daily."
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