About Play City
YouthNoise and Nike have come together to create Play City, the ultimate realization of the power of sports to do good. Here in Play City, "be a good sport" takes on a whole new meaning. We believe sports have the potential to energize individuals, revitalize communities and catalyze change. Play City is not about securing titles, cementing legacies or entertaining a prime-time audience. It's about changing lives, creating opportunities and inspiring others to take action. As the citizens of Play City, we are forming a new generation of sports stars; with every step, shot and swing, we are redefining victory.
YouthNoise's dynamic and passionate community of activists are building Play City brick by brick, finding innovative new ways to use sports to change the world. In Play City, you can create projects from the ground up, join projects already in motion, and discover the means to build a lasting movement. Whether it's running a marathon for a cause, using sports as a means of youth development in disadvantaged communities, or bringing soccer to young girls in Uganda who might otherwise never have such an opportunity, Play City's citizens are there to bear witness and provide support to these extraordinary efforts. In Play City, we may come from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, but we all share the same goal: to use sports to make a positive impact on our local and global communities.
Want to get to know us better? Meet the Play City team!
Questions? Comments? Adoring praise? Drop us a line at playcity@youthnoise.org.
About YouthNoise
YouthNoise is the first user-generated online meeting place for youth building efforts to improve their world. YN is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, nonprofit organization that brings young people together to form a global network for sharing and converting their ideas into action to improve the world around them.More than 145,000 youth visit the www.youthnoise.org website each month and connect with one another to support the many ways the community is taking action to address the world's most pressing problems. From delivering easy to build water filters to implementing projects to improve their own education, youth are moving; they are the alternative energy and YouthNoise is the hub and resource center they use to amplify their impact.
About Nike Gamechangers
In the last two years, Nike invested $100 million worldwide incommunity-based sports initiatives. By 2011, the company expects toinvest another $315 million. These investments will be used to giveexcluded youth around the world the chance to play because access to sport can enhance their lives. Gamechangers provides Nike products, resurfaces playing fields, supportscommunity-based programs, and helps young people create their owncommunities as part of their commitment to social responsibility.
