This post originally appeared on the blog our charity partner, Soccer Without Borders, on March 7, 2016.
By Mary McVeigh, Executive Director, Soccer Without Borders
There is a lot of advice out there on how to engage this next generation of outspoken, tech-savvy, socially-conscious young people. For me as a child of the
By Positive Tracks SWB Ambassador, Nadia Alaiyan, January 12,2016
Nadia’s story originally appeared on the blog of our charity partner, Soccer Without Borders.
In August of 2012, I had my first experience with Soccer Without Borders. I volunteered at a week long camp in Oakland, California, helping coach and organize activities for children ages 5-10. I
This story originally appeared on the blog of our charity partner, Soccer Without Borders.
Just three miles apart, every year Walt Whitman High School and Bethesda Chevy Chase face off in the “Battle of Bethesda” between the two schools’ soccer teams. This year, the girls’ soccer JV and Varsity teams channeled their passion for this rivalry
Karen Boucher is pictured top left.
As the Positive Tracks Coordinator for the Dempsey Challenge, Tish Caldwell has learned a few things about mobilizing youth to get active and give back year after year. It’s not enough to reach out to schools—you have to reach out to the right person. “You need to get connected
On a typical fall day in 2014, high school freshman Sydney Paul was at home in Wellesley, MA, watching Grey’s Anatomy on TV with a friend, both of them admiring one of their favorite actors. Shortly afterwards, they saw an ad on Facebook for the 2014 Dempsey Challenge, an event featuring McDreamy himself and benefiting
I’ve just compiled all the hard data from the 2015 reports of our 12 charity partners, and … wow! (If this wasn’t a family-friendly blog, I’d be using positive expletives instead of just “wow!”).
In 2015 alone, 9,057 youth traveled (ran, hiked, biked, danced, and more) 47,640 miles to raise almost One Million Dollars ($917,712),
GOOD STUFF TO KNOW. FUN STUFF TO SHARE.
People don’t play sports just because it’s fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn’t imagine their life with out it. It’s part of them, the love/hate relationship. It’s what they live for. They live for the practices, parties, cheers, long bus rides,
Norris Cotton Cancer Center Team Photo
Running a half-marathon for cancer research was one of the coolest moments of my life; even though I injured myself 3 weeks before the event shoveling mulch. I willed myself to the starting line anyway. It was easy to ask my friends, tennis team and family to make donations
I send you this short and sweet vid created in my kitchen with help from talented photographer, fledgling voice-over artist, and 16 year-old son, Jasper. Nothin’ fancy, but I’m feelin’ the love, and I had to let it show.
Long/short is: It feels awesome to be investing in the long haul with the tribe of givers
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Grant Enables Positive Tracks To Bring Its Youth “Sweat For Good” Call To Action to Mote Marine Laboratory
HANOVER, NH, Dec. 7, 2015 – Since its founding in 2010, Positive Tracks has promoted healthy lifestyles, philanthropic values, and youth leadership by helping Generation Next get active and give back through the global power of