2017年RWJF体育奖获奖者揭晓:旧金山巨人、莫耶基金会和国际和平运动员
“It isn’t every day that we get to share the excitement and joy and challenges of our work on the national stage. The Giants Community Fund is extremely proud to be a recipient of the RWJF Sports Award and we feel privileged to have such vibrant partnerships to advance the Culture of Health in our communities today,” said Sue Petersen, executive director of the Giants Community Fund.
An individual athlete or professional coach's foundation:
The Moyer Foundation (TMF) provides comfort, hope and healing to children and families affected by grief and addiction. Physical activity and sports are a crucial element of TMF’s two programs—Camp Erin and Camp Mariposa—offering youth a safe and healthy environment with activities that build trust, self-esteem, and life-changing social connections. Since 2002, The Moyer Foundation has impacted more than 34,000 kids by helping them learn how to cope with grief or addiction in their families across 50 locations in the United States and Canada.
“It’s a great honor to receive this prestigious award from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Their dedication to ensuring that all children reach their full potential, and lead healthy, successful lives is inspiring, and we’re thrilled to be recognized as supporters of this incredible cause,” said Mary FitzGerald, CEO of The Moyer Foundation.
An organization that is an influential leader and model for others:
PeacePlayers International (PPI) is a global nonprofit organization that uses basketball as a vehicle to unite divided communities. Since its inception in 2001, PPI has impacted more than 75,000 youth and trained over 2,000 coaches from 15 countries in a groundbreaking peacebuilding and leadership development curriculum.
"For more than 15 years PeacePlayers has actively been using the power of basketball to unify communities worldwide and create healthy, safe environments for young people,” said Brendan Tuohey, executive director of PeacePlayers International. “To be recognized as an influential organization and model for others by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a tremendous honor. It will allow us to raise awareness as we partner with Nike to expand our PeacePlayers programming in the United States, with new projects set to launch in Brooklyn, Baltimore, and Detroit communities this summer, and to grow our efforts as we strive toward a world where youth who play together can learn to live together."
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award honors the innovative and collaborative efforts of individuals, organizations and teams that are making their communities healthier through sport. For more information on the award, visit www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward or follow on Twitter @RWJFSportsAward.
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新泽西州普林斯顿大学旧金山巨人社区基金、莫耶基金会和国际和平球员组织被选为2017年罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会(RWJF)体育奖的获奖者。获奖者将获得7500美元的现金奖励,并将于2017年9月13日在新泽西州普林斯顿RWJF总部举行的颁奖典礼上获得荣誉
三位获奖者因其创新和有影响力的方法,利用体育来改善社区的健康文化而获得这一荣誉。方法包括:利用棒球作为鼓励教育、保健和预防暴力的论坛;利用体育活动和运动为受悲伤和成瘾影响的儿童和家庭提供安慰、希望和治疗;用篮球作为一种工具来团结分裂的社区。
过去的获奖者包括芝加哥消防基金会、MLSE基金会、托尼·霍克基金会、小道格·弗鲁蒂自闭症基金会、道格·韦恩和内城举重基金会。
RWJF总裁兼首席执行官Richard Besser说:“祝贺这些组织及其建立更健康社区的创造性方法。“今年的获奖者激励了座无虚席的体育场馆,为悲伤的孩子们提供了安慰,并建立了国际友谊。每一次努力都体现了对社区的热情,这将使我们的国家更加强大,并能激励我们所有人为邻居做更多的事情。”
以下是各类别的获奖作品:
专业运动队,社区关系部门或基金会:
的巨人社区基金与旧金山巨人队合作,利用棒球作为一个论坛,鼓励服务不足的青年及其家庭过上健康、富有成效的生活。该基金支持北加州、内华达州和俄勒冈州各地的少年巨人联盟,并向教育、保健和预防暴力领域的有针对性的社区倡议提供援助。少年巨人是一个免费的、非竞争性的、男女同校的棒球项目,面向2.5万名缺乏服务的儿童,为青少年提供了一个在夏季学习棒球基本知识的机会,同时也发现了基本生活技能的重要性。
“我们不是每天都能在国家舞台上分享我们工作的兴奋、快乐和挑战。巨人社区基金的执行董事Sue Petersen说:“巨人社区基金非常自豪能够获得RWJF体育奖,我们很荣幸能够在今天的社区中建立如此充满活力的合作伙伴关系,以促进健康文化。”
基础:运动员个人或职业教练的基础:
莫耶基金会(TMF)为受悲伤和成瘾影响的儿童和家庭提供安慰、希望和治疗。体育活动和运动是TMF的两个项目——艾琳营和马里波萨营——的重要组成部分,这两个项目为青少年提供了一个安全健康的环境,通过活动建立信任、自尊和改变生活的社会关系。自2002年以来,莫耶基金会通过帮助美国和加拿大50个地区的34,000多名儿童学习如何应对家庭中的悲伤或成瘾,影响了他们。
“能够获得罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会颁发的这一殊荣,我感到非常荣幸。他们致力于确保所有孩子都能充分发挥潜力,过上健康、成功的生活,这令人鼓舞,我们很高兴被认为是这项不可思议事业的支持者,”莫耶基金会首席执行官玛丽·菲茨杰拉德说。
模范组织:具有影响力的领导者和其他组织的榜样:
PeacePlayers国际(PPI)是一个全球性的非营利组织,它利用篮球作为一种工具来团结分裂的社区。自2001年成立以来,该计划已经影响了超过75,000名青年,并为来自15个国家的2,000多名教练提供了开创性的建设和平和领导力发展课程。
“在超过15年的时间里,‘和平球员’一直在积极利用篮球的力量团结世界各地的社区,为年轻人创造健康、安全的环境,”国际和平球员组织的执行董事布兰登·图伊说。“被罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会认可为一个有影响力的组织和其他组织的榜样是一种巨大的荣誉。今年夏天,我们将在布鲁克林、巴尔的摩和底特律社区推出新项目,这将使我们与耐克合作,扩大我们在美国的和平球员项目,提高人们的认识,并加大我们的努力,努力建设一个年轻人一起玩耍可以学会共同生活的世界。”
关于罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖
罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖旨在表彰个人、组织和团队的创新和协作努力,他们通过体育使他们的社区更健康。有关该奖项的更多信息,请访问www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward或关注Twitter@RWJFSportsAward.
For more than 40 years the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. We are working with others to build a national Culture of Health enabling everyone in America to live longer, healthier lives. For more information, visit www.ottomotal.com. Follow the Foundation on Twitter at www.ottomotal.com/twitter or on Facebook at www.ottomotal.com/facebook.
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40多年来,罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会一直致力于改善健康和医疗保健。我们正在与其他国家合作,建立一种全国性的健康文化,使每个美国人都能活得更长、更健康。欲了解更多信息,请访问www.ottomotal.com.在Twitter上关注基金会www.ottomotal.com/twitter或者在Facebook上www.ottomotal.com/facebook.
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