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

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

JUST LIKE YOU Benefit Event in Hollywood

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Thursday, Jan 22
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JUST LIKE YOU Benefit Event
@ GREEN DOOR Hollywood
1429 Ivar Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028

Please join us for a special benefit brought to you by Team JUST LIKE YOU in association with YouthNoise and Nike. This event will take place at the exclusive Hollywood hotspot, Green Door.





We will also be celebrating the birthday of JUST LIKE YOU co-founder, Jerry Darko.
No cover, however a donation is suggested.

JUST LIKE YOU Shoes by Chris Ovitz

Chris Ovitz went to NIKE Headquarters and completely designed his OWN shoe.

Definitely OFFICIAL and definitely KEEPING IT SEXY!

Slide Show Promo Video

Slide show presentation touching on why we do what we do.

theme song provided by Keb Mo - "Just Like You". You like?

another look inside the JUST LIKE YOU program and Team Awesome

subscribe to our YOUTUBE channel ... youtube.com/teamjustlikeyou


another look inside the program and a chance to meet the 'JUST LIKE YOU' team.
visit www.PLAYJUSTLIKEYOU.com for more info on the afterschool sports program that is making waves in elementary schools all over Los Angeles.

featured video on DoGooderTV and GoodTube ...

We were on the the homepage of two of the biggest Non-Profit Video websites on the internet!

Looks like someone likes our videos :-)






Check us out on DoGooderTV and GoodTube (now in the Sports section).

Nike gear

Thank you NIKE!

We finally got some equipment, supplies, clothing from NIKE headquarters. Everything is really nice (and really expensive) ...



so Thank you NIKE!

meet Chris Ovitz ....

the newest member of the JUST LIKE YOU team.



Chris is a UCLA graduate, currently getting his MBA at Pepperdine University. He is passionate about the kids and the cause and has big plans for the organization.

possible logos ... what do you think?

This logo was recommended .....


but here are some others ......


.... and a few more ....


what do you think? color? design?

the small ones are just ideas/concepts the designer was trying out. if you like any in particular, let us know!

another day at Pacoima Charter Elementary

second week at Pacoima Charter was a blast!

we played 'Kho Kho' again and taught 'Chicken in the Den' (an interesting version of dodgeball)



check out more videos at youtube.com/teamjustlikeyou

we also have a new member of the JUST LIKE YOU team - Chris Ovitz. Woot!