The Memphis Grizzlies organization and Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation were named on Tuesday to the prestigious Official Shortlist for the Beyond Sport Awards 2012 in the Sport Team of the Year category. The Grizzlies were selected as one of 30 shortlisted organizations from almost 300 projects worldwide in this year’s awards. The Grizzlies Community Investment [...]
The Downtown Memphis Commission needs your help with updating the Design Guidelines and Sign Code for the Central Business Improvement District (CBID).This public workshop held Thursday August 18th at BRIDGES, 477 N Fifth, will include a brief presentation to introduce this important initiative and will look at relevant case studies from around the country. Participants [...]
The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation today was named to the prestigious Official Shortlist for the Beyond Sport Awards 2011 in the Sport Team of the Year category. The Grizzlies Foundation’s TEAM UP Youth Mentoring Initiative was selected as one of 35 shortlisted organizations from almost 400 projects from over 125 countries worldwide in this year’s [...]
Semester 1 of Grizzlies TEAM Mentoring is now in the books. The inaugural group of Grizzlies mentors and students participated in a total 17 weeks of mentoring activity dating back to mid-January. The weekly sessions were focused on a variety of themes like team building, civic engagement, health & wellness, leadership, and cultural awareness. As [...]
GRIZZLIES TEAM UP MENTORING PHOTO CONTEST!! Would you like to win autographed Grizzlies memorabilia during the team’s historic playoff run? Send us photos of you and your mentee cheering for the Grizzlies. Wear Grizz gear, make a poster or come up with your own way to support the Grizzlies! Submit your photo with a caption [...]
The Grizzlies Foundation TEAM UP! hosts a mentoring information session at Bosco’s Squared on Wednesday, April 27 from 5:30-7:30pm. TEAM UP! supports a number of local nonprofits that have mentoring programs; they can help identify an opportunity to make a real difference that fits your interests and schedule. Plus there will be appetizers and Bosco’s [...]
Join the Grizzlies Foundation at Bosco’s Squared and learn about why the Grizzlies Foundation supports non-profits who work with youth through mentoring programs. Additionally, the Grizzlies will be playing in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio! You will get to learn about opportunities for mentoring while trying [...]
Grizzlies TEAM Mentors and students headed out into the community on Saturday April 16 to participate in a day of service. To encourage civic engagement among the students, the Grizzlies Foundation partnered with the Mid-South Food Bank and Clean Memphis to give participants the choice of either sorting cans for those in need or picking [...]
Memphis PREP is a program that matches volunteers to serve as mentors for students during the college admission application and financial aid process. The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation had the honor of recognizing one of these volunteers, Lynn Eisenstatt, as the Mentor Monday honoree at the Grizzlies home game on March 14 against the LA [...]
Tony Penson is a mentor with Memphis Athletic Mininstries (MAM). He was honored at the Grizzlies game on Monday March 7 for his volunteer efforts with the golfing program at MAM. A fan and recreational participant of the sport, Tony got involved with this particular program so he could teach the kids golf skills while [...]
