Thanks (and Get Well) to Drew Karchmer

October 20, 2009
PPI got a big boost from Dre Karchmer in Memphis.

PPI got a big boost from Drew Karchmer in Memphis.

This September, PPI was lucky enough to meet Drew Karchmer, a young activist who was planning a project to benefit PeacePlayers International in conjunction with his Bar Mitzvah. Drew, on a trip to Washington with his grandparents, the Coopers, stopped by the PPI office to meet the team.

Now, PPI is proud to announce that Drew, with the help of his family, has raised over $360 for PeacePlayers International. Unfortunately, a sudden fever knocked Drew out of commission on what was supposed to be the big day for his project, but his mother Laurie  filled in admirably – selling $2.00 tickets at the 21st Annual Memphis Kosher Barbecue for a chance to win an autographed baskteball that the Karchmer’s secured from the Universtiy of Memphis Men’s Basketball Team.

PeacePlayers International would like to thank both Drew and Laurie for their oustanding support, and of course, their teamwork. Get well soon, Drew!

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PPI Needs YOU to be a Team Captain

October 12, 2009

Interested in getting involved with PeacePlayers International? Sign up to be a Team Captain. Team Captains are our official ambassadors to the community at large. When you sign up to be a Team Captain, you commit to working closely with PPI staff to help raise the organization’s profile in your own town and support its programs overseas. This structured program also offers official Team Captains unique opportunities to learn about PPI, what we do, and how it works. If you’re interested in becoming a Team Captain, contact PPI’s Development and Communications Associate, Brian Cognato,at 202-639-6632 or bcognato[at]peaceplayersintl.org for more information.

Click here to see the full-size flyer.

Click here to see the full-size flyer.

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Thanks to the Karchmers!

September 17, 2009
PPI would like to thank Drew Karchmer, a big University of Memphis basketball fan, for his work to benefit PeacePlayers International. Go Tigers!

PPI would like to thank Drew Karchmer, a big University of Memphis basketball fan, for his work to benefit PeacePlayers International. Go Tigers!

PPI just had a great set of visitors at its global headquarters in Washington, DC. Drew Karchmer, a recent Bar Mitzvah from Memphis, Tennessee (pictured at right), is currently organizing a project to benefit PeacePlayers International in conjunction with the Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Congregation’s 21st Annual Memphis Kosher BBQ Contest. His grandparents, the Coopers, had treated him to a trip to Washington for his birthday, and the whole group stopped by our offices to say hello.

We’ll post more details about the Drew’s event as it approaches. PPI would like to thank Drew and his mother Laurie for all their support.

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Jared Rosenblatt and the Rosenblatt Family

June 1, 2009

PeacePlayers International would like to thank Jared Rosenblatt and the Rosenblatt Family. Jared, a native of Avon, Connecticut, hosted a Bar Mitzvah party at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, which raised $1,000 for PeacePlayers International. We’d like to especially thank Jared and his family for keeping PeacePlayers International informed through every step of his project and sending along the picture to the right. Remember, we’re always happy to hear from our grassroots supporters.

PeacePlayers International is an international nonprofit that uses basketball to unite and educate young people and their communities. To learn more, please visit www.peaceplayersintl.org.

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