Life skills

Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Celebrates 15th Anniversary With More Than $3 Million Raised for Kids

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk celebrated its 15th anniversary event with more than $3 million raised for children with special needs, public education, and national scholarships—totaling over $24 million in donations since its inception in 2009.

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  • The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk celebrated its 15th anniversary event with more than $3 million raised for children with special needs, public education, and national scholarships—totaling over $24 million in donations since its inception in 2009.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231101408828/en/
    The 15th Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk raised more than $3 million for children with varying abilities and education.
  • It’s been my greatest joy to make a difference through philanthropy, especially the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk,” said Michael Greenberg, founder of the Walk.
  • To watch this year’s Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk and learn more about the event, please visit skechersfriendshipwalk.com or YouTube , and follow the Walk on Facebook , X and Instagram .

Skechers Celebrates 15 Years of Giving at This Month’s Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for Kids

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Monday, October 23, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231023378750/en/
    Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Founder Michael Greenberg celebrates the 2022 event in Manhattan Beach, CA.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Over 15 years, our Walk has changed the lives of thousands of kids.
  • Today, we are making an indelible impact on children, families, volunteers, and companies that support our work,” said Michael Greenberg, founder of the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk.
  • Our kids work hard and we should have their backs, every single day.”
    Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk donations support the future Friendship Campus (The Greenberg Family / Skechers Center)—a $55 million, 3.25-acre campus that will offer a life-changing community for friendship and learning.

American Student Assistance Announces New Partners for EvolveMe, a Free Digital Platform That Helps Teens Learn About Careers Beyond the Classroom

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

BOSTON, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Research shows that 87% of learners are interested in ways to match specific skills and interests with potential careers, and 85% would like to learn about the requirements for the careers they are interested in. To keep young people engaged with their future planning, American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate a path to postsecondary education and career success, today announced the expansion of its network of partners for its EvolveMe™ digital platform. EvolveMe has engaged more than 600,000 users to date, and the free mobile resource features more than 80 career experimentation and skills-building tasks with a completion rate of over 70 percent.

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  • "Career-focused learning in the classroom can be challenging, now more than ever, during this era of pandemic-related learning loss," said Clay Colarusso, CMO and SVP of Digital Strategy at ASA.
  • "RoboCo Sports League is infused with the spirit of experimentation and discovery, which is why American Student Assistance and the EvolveMe platform are such a perfect fit for this experience and the Roblox platform at large.
  • Teens are rewarded for completing tasks under the categories of Life Skills, Experimenting with Jobs, Building Your Network, and Career Quizzes.
  • For instance, they can see their personal tree grow as it sprouts unique flowers and creatures each time they complete an activity.

Girl Scouts of the USA Announces New Badges Designed to Give Girls the Tools to Help Make the World a Better Place

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), the largest girl-led organization in the world, announced the launch of nine new Maker badges within the Life Skills program, made possible by Stanley Black & Decker, a worldwide leader in tools and outdoor powered equipment. This new programming provides an opportunity for girls to develop innovative thinking skills, learn the importance of collaboration and teamwork, explore intellectual curiosity and achieve perseverance through project management and development skills. The new badges are stacked with age-appropriate hands-on activities for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors (grades K–5).

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  • The new badges are stacked with age-appropriate hands-on activities for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors (grades K–5).
  • Stanley Black & Decker advised GSUSA on the development of the Maker badges to ensure unique girl-powered programming for the new badge program.
  • Through this badge, Girl Scouts will learn about the basics of art and design and learn how to find inspiration in anything!
  • Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world.

American Student Assistance Announces Career Readiness Sweepstakes for Teens Using the Free EvolveMe Digital Platform that Enables Youth to Acquire Skills for Success After High School

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

BOSTON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate a path to postsecondary education and career success, today announced its EvolveMe™ Weekly Drawing Program, which incentivizes young people nationwide to complete tasks that help them plan for their futures through weekly drawings that end on September 29, 2023. EvolveMe is part of ASA's free suite of digital experiences designed to help teens gain awareness of education pathways and career possibilities that match their interests; increase access to valuable, durable, and transferable skill sets; and give them the confidence they need to navigate a path to success after high school. The sweepstakes will randomly select 26 weekly winners (two per week over the course of 13 weeks), each winning a prize valued at $5,000. The program also includes a one-time bonus cash prize drawing – open only to those who did not win a weekly drawing – valued at $7,500.

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  • The sweepstakes will randomly select 26 weekly winners (two per week over the course of 13 weeks), each winning a prize valued at $5,000.
  • The program also includes a one-time bonus cash prize drawing – open only to those who did not win a weekly drawing – valued at $7,500.
  • They must also be eligible participants in the EvolveMe platform, where participants earn virtual points for completing activities that advance their postsecondary education and career interests.
  • Teens are rewarded for completing tasks under the categories of Life Skills, Experimenting with Jobs, Building Your Network, and Career Quizzes.

American Student Assistance Expands its Free Suite of Digital Experiences That Help Teens Make Informed, Confident Decisions About Post-High School Education and Career Pathways

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Monday, April 17, 2023

SAN DIEGO, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids today do not feel adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to do after high school. Research shows that more than 65 percent of students feel they would have benefited from more career exploration in middle or high school. To provide invaluable experiences and opportunities that improve career readiness outcomes for middle and high schoolers, American Student Assistance® (ASA) – a national nonprofit changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate a path to postsecondary education and career success – today announced the expansion of its free suite of digital student-led career readiness experiences. They are designed to help kids gain awareness of education pathways and career possibilities that match their interests, increase access to valuable skill sets, and give them the confidence they need to navigate a path to success after high school.

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  • Research shows that more than 65 percent of students feel they would have benefited from more career exploration in middle or high school.
  • To ensure a constantly expanding set of rich, diverse, and value-adding digital resources, ASA is partnering with innovative, mission-aligned companies to provide users with high-quality career-focused tasks.
  • The EvolveMe platform features 26 career experimentation and skills-building activities and 79 sub-tasks from 15 innovative partners that serve millions of teens.
  • Teens are rewarded for completing tasks under the categories of Life Skills, Experimenting with Jobs, Building Your Network, and Career Quizzes.

MicroVention Announces Continued Achievements with its Door to the Future Program with the Republic of Costa Rica; President Rodrigo Chaves Robles Signs National Employment Program Decree at MicroVention Today and Tours Door to the Future Lab

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

President Rodrigo Chaves Robles also toured MicroVention’s innovative Door to the Future Lab, supporting the National Employment decree.

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  • President Rodrigo Chaves Robles also toured MicroVention’s innovative Door to the Future Lab, supporting the National Employment decree.
  • This is the result of the evaluations conducted in the program and improvements that have been integrated into this new decree.
  • MicroVention’s Door to the Future Program provides meaningful work and life training for individuals from underserved communities.
  • MicroVention offers three separate programs per year, with thirty-six people chosen for each group in the hopes of landing full-time, meaningful employment.

New Reset App Teaches Life Skills to Kids

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Friday, February 17, 2023

ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reset Summer Camp has recently launched a new app , aimed at helping teens improve their life skills.

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  • ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reset Summer Camp has recently launched a new app , aimed at helping teens improve their life skills.
  • The Life Skills App is very basic and specifically intended to NOT have kids on their devices all the time.
  • The Reset staff does a fantastic job with the kids who attend the 4-week digital detox and life skills program.
  • The Life Skills App is very basic and specifically intended to NOT have kids on their devices all the time.

Summer Camp for Digital-Detox & Life Skills expands to Canada

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reset Summer Camp for Digital Detox & Life Skills, now in its sixth year, is expanding to Canada.

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  • SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reset Summer Camp for Digital Detox & Life Skills, now in its sixth year, is expanding to Canada.
  • Founded in 2018, Reset is the first of its kind, offering a clinical, therapeutic summer camp program for teens suffering from excessive screen-time overuse, social-media, and gaming addiction.
  • Reset offers a 4-week summer camp program that includes group and individual therapy, socialization, life skills all in a good old fashioned summer camp environment.
  • This summer the California camp runs from July 2 - July 30 and the Canadian camp runs from July 9 - August 6.

JACKSON ARNOLD NAMED 2022-23 GATORADE NATIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

DENTON, Texas, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 38th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Jackson Arnold of John H. Guyer High School in Denton, Texas is the 2022-23 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. Arnold won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Football Players of the Year who have combined for more than six NFL MVPs awards, 31 Pro Bowl appearances, six NFL first round draft picks and two became Hall of Famers.

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  • DENTON, Texas, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 38th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Jackson Arnold of John H. Guyer High School in Denton, Texas is the 2022-23 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year.
  • The Gatorade Player of the Year award recognizes athletes not just for their excellence on the playing surface, but for their commitment in the classroom and impact in their community.
  • Penn State running back and 2021-2022 Gatorade National Player of the Year Nick Singleton added: "Winning the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year last year meant the world to me as a high school athlete and student, and I'm thrilled to welcome Jackson to the Gatorade Player of the Year Family."
  • From the pool of state winners, one national winner is selected in each of the 12 sports.