Monday, February 23, 2009

Lilly Endowment Grant ... $2500

Thank you Lilly Endowment Inc and thank you Pepperdine Voyage!



The Pepperdine Voyage: A Lilly Endowment Program on Vocation awarded JUST LIKE YOU $2500 in funding for the service-related internship for Graziadio School of Business and Management student, Jerry Darko. This award is granted to service and social action oriented programs, especially those affiliated with faith-based organizations, which:

· address and/or seek to alleviate poverty and hunger
· address and or seek to promote peace and justice
· will expose students to social and physical need in the world

Monday, February 16, 2009

back at the schools despite the rain ....

every Friday, JUST LIKE YOU is back at:

Pacoima Charter Elementary School
Pacoima, CA
*** teaching CHINESE games

Camino Nuevo Elementary
Los Angeles, CA
*** teaching SOUTHERN AFRICAN games

it rained this week, so we were confined to the classroom but still had a blast. see some photos below and on our website: www.playjustlikeyou.com





we need YOU ....

ARE YOU ...

... an international student who remembers some cool games you used to play as a kid?
... an young enthusiastic person living in LA looking for a way to get involved?
... currently studying abroad or living outside the US?

we need YOU!!!
we need GAMES!!!
we need VOLUNTEERS!!!




Our program has grown really fast, really quickly. we are building a database of games from all over the world so we need you help if you have ever lived in another part of the world. please visit out website, to contibute.

We are expanding to more elementary schools in LA. if you like kids and would like to come with us to one of our partner schools on a friday afternoon, e-mail info@playjustlikeyou.com


For more information on how to get involved, please visit us at www.playjustlikeyou.com