PeacePlayers 2023 Impact Report 5 18 (5) - Flipbook - Page 50
— GLOBAL SITES: UNITED STATES —
UNITED STATES
A YEAR OF IMPACT
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PeacePlayers U.S. initiated the Inaugural U.S. Board of Directors,
including leaders in sports management, business, civil
society and public policy
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U.S. Co-Executive Director Sally Nnamani testified at
U.S. Capitol at the USOPC Commission Hearing on the
Future of Olympic and Paralympic Sports
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Nike invests in PeacePlayers U.S.’s first
annual Girls Summit, designed to
increase girls engagement in sports and
leadership across our five cities
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PeacePlayers Brooklyn holds its first
Career Summit, a vital part of our
efforts to connect youth with practical
skills and resources to pursue
dignified family-sustaining careers
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Onyeka Arah (PeacePlayers
Baltimore Alum and
PeacePlayers U.S. Board
Member) is a 2023 Billie Jean
King Award Regional Honoree
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PeacePlayers Brooklyn
Director Alesha Smith named
Jr. NBA 2023 Scholastic Coach of
the Year
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PeacePlayers Los Angeles named
Jr. NBA 2023 Program of the Year
Finalist
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New partnerships forged with notable
funders such as LA84 Foundation,
DICKs Sporting Goods, Heisman
Trust, Kellogg Foundation, Pinkerton
Foundation, Pincus Foundation
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