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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Grizzlies Foundation’s new TEAM Mentoring pilot program is off to a running start. The program which began in January 2011, successfully finished the fifth sessions this week. Between the two charter schools involved in the program, 15 community volunteers have been matched with 45 students making up 5 total mentoring teams. Each team has [...]
The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation was proud to honor David Hamilton as this week’s Mentor Monday honoree. David has been mentoring with Youth Villages for the past 2 years and has been with his current mentee for the past year. His inspiration to start mentoring came from his plan to become a foster parent, which [...]
We hear a lot about “what’s best for the children,” as the debate over school consolidation continues. We want to take a moment to highlight some remarkable organizations that better the lives of children both in and outside of the classroom, along with ways that you can get involved this week: Literacy Mid-South is a [...]
On Monday January 31st the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation honored Kia Pryor as its Mentor Monday honoree. Kia was recognized at halftime of the Grizzlies game for her volunteer service with Youth Villages. For the past seven months she has established a relationship with her new friend and mentee, Tiffany. Her decision to mentor came [...]
The Grizzlies Foundation hosted David Moinster as the Mentor Monday honoree at the Grizzlies vs. Chicago Bulls game on January 17th. Accompanying David was his friend and mentee, Cameron. The two began their relationship last July when David first decided to volunteer his time as a Youth Villages mentor. “Raising my kids was the most [...]
