Subject: PeacePlayers Newsletter: Top Rating on Charity Navigator, VIPs travel abroad and more
From: "PeacePlayers International" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:13:00 -0400

I thought you would like to read about some of PPI’s recent activities and accomplishments.
 
Warmest Regards,
Brendan

From the Field:
Catch up on the latest from PPI's programs

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[http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11444] PPI Receives Top Rating from Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities, has awarded PeacePlayers International the prestigious 4-star rating for good governance, sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. Read more[http://www.peaceplayersintl.org/4-star-rating-on-charity-navigator]
 
[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/22/flagship-event-a-big-success/] No Sleep for Brooklyn: Nets Assist PPI in Belfast and Cyprus
Brooklyn Nets Center, Brook Lopez[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/22/flagship-event-a-big-success/], joined PPI - NI to participate in the flagship event of the Belfast Interface Games celebrating Ireland's traditional sports to promote peace among the country's divided communities. Meanwhile in Cyprus, Nets Assistant Coach, Doug Overton[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/03/ppi-cyprus-annual-summer-camp-a-success/], brought his energy and expertise to a week of bicommunal basketball and fun at the PPI - CY Summer Camp. Read 
 more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/03/ppi-cyprus-annual-summer-camp-a-success/]
Brooklyn Nets Center, Brook Lopez[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/22/flagship-event-a-big-success/], joined PPI - NI to participate in the flagship event of the Belfast Interface Games celebrating Ireland's traditional sports to promote peace among the country's divided communities. Meanwhile in Cyprus, Nets Assistant Coach, Doug Overton[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/03/ppi-cyprus-annual-summer-camp-a-success/], brought his energy and expertise to a week of bicommunal basketball and fun at the PPI - CY Summer Camp. Read more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/08/03/ppi-cyprus-annual-summer-camp-a-success/]
 
[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/pitch-battles-with-peace-as-the-only-goal-16187017.html] 3 Days, 1 Goal: B.I.G. Change 
This summer, PPI - NI partnered with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), and the Irish Football Association (IFA) to host the Belfast Interface Games[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/pitch-battles-with-peace-as-the-only-goal-16187017.html] (BIG). Hundreds of Protestant and Catholic young people participated in the region's most popular sports together on mixed teams, and in so doing, broke down barriers and changed perceptions. Read 
 more[http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/07/03/sports-bring-irish-catholics-and-protestants-together]
This summer, PPI - NI partnered with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), and the Irish Football Association (IFA) to host the Belfast Interface Games[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/pitch-battles-with-peace-as-the-only-goal-16187017.html] (BIG). Hundreds of Protestant and Catholic young people participated in the region's most popular sports together on mixed teams, and in so doing, broke down barriers and changed perceptions. Read more[http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/07/03/sports-bring-irish-catholics-and-protestants-together]

[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/07/19/chairman-emeritus-ron-shapiro-visits-ppi-me/] PPI Board Members Experience "Wholly Inspirational" 
Visit to Middle East
Board Chairman Emeritus Ron Shapiro[http://www.shapirosher.com/pages/attorneys/101/ronald-shapiro] headed to Israel with Board Members John Beatson, Brian Kriftcher and Irina [http://www.nba.com/nets/irina_pavlova_bio.html]
Pavlova[http://www.nba.com/nets/irina_pavlova_bio.html]; as well as Ann Curry, NBC News Foreign Correspondent, and her family. Hear what they learned after working with PPI - ME to build bridges between Jewish and 
Arab children with basketball. Read More[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/07/19/chairman-emeritus-ron-shapiro-visits-ppi-me/]

PPI in Action:
[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/06/21/participant-spotlight-malak-mayar-celebrate-romys-bat-mitzvah/]Leading the way in sport for peacebuilding

Malak & Mayar Celebrate Romy's Bat MItzvah

Two years ago, Romy, Mayar, and Malak met at a PPI event. Despite their different backgrounds, the girls' friendship grew fast on and off the court. This past summer Malak and Mayar attended their first Bat Mitzvah - on the beach! Read more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/06/21/participant-spotlight-malak-mayar-celebrate-romys-bat-mitzvah/]
 
PPI and Laureus Team Up in Argentina

In partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation[http://www.laureus.com/], PPI's Technical Assistance program led a new and exciting training for 5 sport development organizations in Argentina and Brazil. Read more[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/10/01/talking-sports-and-peace-in-argentina-with-the-laureus-sports-for-good-foundation/]   

Court Spotlight: South Africa
PPI - SA expands its program in Molweni, South Africa 

[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/09/25/welcome-to-south-africa-court-spotlight/]

Nestled deep in the Molweni Valley[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Molweni,+KwaZulu-Natal,+South+Africa&hl=en&ll=-29.737402,30.873814&spn=0.088688,0.138359&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=41.029563,70.839844&oq=Molweni,+so&hnear=Molweni,+Durban+Metro,+KwaZulu-Natal,+South+Africa&t=h&z=13], rugged hills and towering cliffs rise over the basketball court at Bazamile. One of PPI - SA's oldest teams practices at "the top of the hill," an area of Molweni that sits on the slopes where walking is most often the only transport available. In this isolated 
 community, basketball builds trust, giving PPI - SA coaches an opportunity to teach the youth not only basketball, but about the importance of HIV/AIDS prevention, gender roles and drugs and alcohol awareness. For the youth of Molweni, basketball is not just a sport, it is their life. But as its popularity spread, players found it harder to reach the court. That is when a group of local youth decided to take matters into their own hands. With the assistance of PPI staff, the players got their own team up and running and have begun a new 
 training program at the "bottom of the hill[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/09/25/welcome-to-south-africa-court-spotlight/]".
Nestled deep in the Molweni Valley[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Molweni,+KwaZulu-Natal,+South+Africa&hl=en&ll=-29.737402,30.873814&spn=0.088688,0.138359&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=41.029563,70.839844&oq=Molweni,+so&hnear=Molweni,+Durban+Metro,+KwaZulu-Natal,+South+Africa&t=h&z=13], rugged hills and towering cliffs rise over the basketball court at Bazamile. One of PPI - SA's oldest teams practices at "the top of the hill," an area of Molweni that sits on the slopes where walking is most often the only transport available. In this isolated community, basketball builds trust, giving PPI - SA coaches an opportunity to teach the youth not only basketball, but about the importance of HIV/AIDS prevention, gender roles and drugs and alcohol awareness. For the youth of Molweni, basketball is not just a sport, it is their life. But as its popularity spread, players found it harder to reach the court. That is when a group of local youth decided to take matters into their own hands. With the assistance of PPI staff, the players got their own team up and running and have begun a new training program at the "bottom of the hill[http://blog.peaceplayersintl.org/2012/09/25/welcome-to-south-africa-court-spotlight/]".
 
"It doesn't matter where you travel to play, every team you play is the same as you - We are all people no matter where we are from." - Siyanda Zulu, PPI - SA Participant

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