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Parramore Kidz Zone Youth Recognized for Winning
Football Championships
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WHAT: |
On January 12,
2009, the City of Orlando’s Parramore Kidz
Zone’s “PKZ Bearz” football team will be
recognized at City Council for their recent
football championship winnings. They first won
first place in the Southeastern Offense/Defense
Football Classic on November 29, 2008 before
going on to the national level. On January 2,
2009 the team won the Offense/Defense
All-American Bowl National Championship for 15
and under. The PKZ Bearz were recognized at the
All-American Bowl Banquet as the elite team, and
the players are now considered among the top
prospects in the future for high school and
college football throughout the nation.
The PKZ Bearz were created as part of the City’s
Parramore Kidz Zone by Coach Tobias Shinn of
Community Concepts Services, Inc. (CCSI). CCSI
is one of many community partners who have
received grants under the PKZ project. CCSI
administers intervention services geared towards
meeting the needs of neighborhood families by
teaching life skills, leadership,
anger-management, self-esteem and empowerment to
help them make a healthy transition to
adulthood.
By engaging them in positive
structured activities, Shinn coaches the team
while serving as a role model offering
encouragement and guidance for the youth of
Parramore. Participants are provided for
uniforms, athletic shoes, sports physicals,
equipment, refreshments, tournament fees,
coaching and travel to tournaments throughout
the State.
Modeled after the Harlem
Children’s Zone, Parramore Kidz Zone employs
creative outreach to engage a critical mass of
Parramore’s children and linking them to
positive opportunities, including
pre-kindergarten education, parenting education,
health care, mentoring, tutoring, and
constructive activities when school is out.
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WHO: |
Mayor Buddy
Dyer
City Council
City of Orlando’s
Families, Parks and Recreation
PKZ Bearz
football team
Community Concepts Services,
Inc.
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WHEN: |
Monday,
January 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
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WHERE: |
Council
Chambers
400 South Orange Avenue |
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