AGE UP News & Updates

  • AGE UP IS #1!

    Hey everyone, in case you haven’t heard, we’re currently the #1 voted organization competing for the $5,000 Summer GOOD Grant!  We need to stay #1 by noon of Friday, June 29th, so if you haven’t voted and haven’t convinced a million people to vote, please do so! http://maker.good.is/projects/AGEUP2012  

  • Good News!

    We won the $5000 Neighbor to Neighbor grant! Yay!

  • Kimball Clinic #2 and 2nd Year Meeting With Judy

    Sorry for the wait, readers. Spring fever! The most recent Kimball clinic ran wonderfully. We warmed up with partner throwing and dove straight into technical drills. The players, as talented as they were, had tons of fun practicing their marks and dishy throws, which were (hopefully) advanced enough to teach them something they didn’t already…

  • AGE-UP Kicks Off Spring Clinics With Kimball Elementary

    Hello! It’s Sophie the 2nd year, it’s been so long! It was a beautiful day for AGE UP’s first clinic at Kimball Elementary. Our clinic began in the Kimball gym and comprised of seventeen students from Kimball (yet, only one girl!). We began the session with introductions and a warm up of ‘Sharks and Minnows’. After…

  • Vote For AGE-UP

    Hey all, AGE-UP needs your vote to win a $500 grant! This grant will go toward supporting a new AGE-UP youth board that will work to continue and better the program. Yay leadership! VOTE FOR AGE-UP!

  • AGE-UP Retreat: Day One

    On Saturday morning, we all met up at Jefferson Community Center and tossed our baggage in the middle of the room. While waiting for our peers to arrive, we sat in cushy chairs and discussed the upcoming spring season. Shortly after, we piled into vans and carpooled to Delridge Park to practice. Welcomed by overcast…

  • Outreach Group Gets The Gears Going

    Hi, all. As you know, the retreat is tomorrow! In retribution for the last two weeks of inactivity on the blog, I decided to crash the outreach group’s session and disclose everything they’re doing in preparation for the retreat. Kidding. Regardless of what we don’t know (yet), these girls put in work. They spent countless…

  • Winter Sessions Come To a Close

    First and foremost, I’m terribly sorry for the delay. I assure you that the last two AGE-UP sessions were a bundle of fun. I’d love to explain but I’ll just divert your attention with a joint post! Anyway, during our Tuesday session, we were devastated to find out that our beloved Top Chef extraordinaire, Lisa,…

  • Second Years Get Recappin’ (And Other Stuff)

    Hello, hello, readers. Hope you all enjoyed your day. I sure did. The AGE-UP page on facebook got 18 more likes! Good job, media group and others! Anyway, this past Tuesday, we sat around a triangular array of tables and had chili for dinner. We then explained the racism workshop for those who were unable to attend.…

  • At Last: The WWU Field Trip Photos!

    Sorry for the wait. I was studying for my biology test, which I think I passed with flying colors! Yay!  Also thanks to our first year, Michelle, we also got some great inside photos! Enjoy!