New People at LA Scores!

Hi, my name is Natalie and I started working at LA Scores this past Monday as an AmeriCorps Vista. Here’s a little bit about me: I grew up in Lakewood (near Long Beach). In high school I played softball and ran cross country, and during the off-seasons and summers I worked in the games department of Knott’s Berry Farm, mostly in laser tag. After high school I went to UC Santa Barbara where I studied linguistics and French. I spent my junior year abroad in Budapest, Hungary, and interned for a few months in a refugee rights NGO while I was there. I came back for my senior year and graduated in June 2009.

I’m really excited to be with LA Scores and look forward to meeting everyone!

Hi, I'm Lauren!

I want to introduce myself as a recent addition to the AmericaSCORES team. I graduated from UCSD and with my college education I'm now trying to find my place and purpose in the world. I've traveled to many different cities, states and countries only to discover that I love home oh so dearly and that for me, California is the happiest place on earth. I have decided to leave the comfort of San Diego where I have grown up and come to Los Angeles in order to join LA SCORES. My expectations were exceeded initially after learning that there is a Soup Plantation nearby, that the 7-11 across the street has banana flavored Slurpees, and of course after learning more about the program and meeting the staff and most of the kids. Although I have moved to LA I have to stay true to being a San Diego sports fan, even if that means defending all of the Padres bashing and lately, having to endure every Nate Keading joke in the book. I was a member of the UCSD intercollegiate soccer team and I will take Steven Gerrard and Liverpool for every Champions League. Aside from sports, I enjoy abstract art that makes me tilt my head in confusion and reading a very random assortment of books. I wish I were good at photography and sometimes I even pretend I know a lot about it, even though the only thing I'm good at is auto focus. Beyond my sports and literary arts familiarity I come to SCORES with experience in coaching soccer as well as experience in event planning and PR. I had the invaluable opportunity to work with a variety of non-profit organizations through an internship with David Mirisch Enterprises and I'm now honored for the opportunity to get involved with the Palms community and AmericaSCORES. I'm not only anxious and excited to see what this year has in store for me but also confident and prepared to contribute a lot to the program.

A resolution today for the generation of tomorrow

The staff and students of LA SCORES want to wish everyone a happy new year as we kick off our first season of 2010! There are so many great things that come along with the new year. First of all, a revitalized vigor for school or work after the celebrations and days off brought by the holiday. Also, a feeling a newness. A new year, a new beginning, a clean slate.

Most of all, the new year provides us with a tangible feeling of opportunity unlike any other time of the year and it is up to us what we do with it. I am asking you to take this opportunity and do what millions of people around the world do at this time: make a resolution. But not a resolution to go to the gym or stop eating ice cream after midnight. We are asking you to make a resolution to help the children of your community. America SCORES has launched an online campaign called A New Year 4 Kids, where people around the country can post resolutions for 2010, about ways they will help children. Whether it be reading at your child's school or getting friends to volunteer at a local SCORES site, it is an opportunity to make a positive change that impacts the future generations of our world.

It is a way to do something rewarding for yourself while also helping others. It is a way to stay connected or reconnect with a person, a cause or an organization that you care about without spending a lot of money or making a huge time commitment. In the time it takes to watch SportsCenter you can call 5 friends and tell them about this blog, you can referee a game day or read a book to the Kindergarten and 1st grade classes at Charnock Elementary.

Whatever it may be, we hope that you take a moment and visit www.newyear4kids.wordpress.com and post your resolution for 2010. You can read to see what others hope to do in the coming months and hopefully we will reconnect later in the year to see how your resolution is panning out. Thank you in advance for all the wonderful things you will achieve this year!

A New Year for Kids!

New Year's resolutions are usually all about ourselves. We're challenging you to help us change that.




Here’s how:
Go to http://www.newyear4kids.wordpress.com and tell us what you will do for kids this year!