It was truly an unbelievable opportunity to explore and expand 3T to an international community in need.

 

That’s kind of what it’s been like recently thanks to a few partnerships we’ve formed with Chicago White Sox players. It’s awesome to see kids’ eyes light up when they see some of their favorite baseball players in the world right in front of them. 

Over the past few months, I’ve become friends with a few White Sox players, and they’ve really gone to bat for 3T kids! Adrian Nieto, Jose Quintana, Andre Rienzo, and Lino Diaz have hooked us up multiple times with a DOPE experience at U.S. Cellular Field. We’ve gotten to already bring more than a dozen 3T kids on the field for a baseball experience that money can’t buy: sitting in player seats during the game and hanging out on the field and talking to players before the game when they warm up. 

I assumed that when we took kids from our baseball history program Bases Loaded to meet the players, they’d be stoked out of their minds. 

They were. 

But I didn’t expect the same excitement out of the players. Daaaang… was I ever wrong! The Sox players were straight up excited to kick it with 3T kids. It wasn’t just a quick high-5 and run — the players spent some quality time with our kids, giving them an experience I’m sure they’ll remember forever. 

I knew that Adrian, Jose, Andre and Lino were nice players. Turns out, they’re just good human beings who truly care for the community and future generations. 

You might not be a pro baseball player, but chances are you have something just as special to share with at-risk youth. Let us know what that is, and get involved TODAY!

Triple Threat partnered with Nike for Learn Your Game, a 3-day event focusing on youth. Learn Your Game was part of Nike’s week of activities ramping up for the World Basketball Festival.  

Triple Threat led daily sessions for 100 youth, themed Overcoming Obstacles. Obstacle courses, team building activities, athletic competitions, special guest appearances and a unique group time were all a part of the fun for youth! The program encouraged students to overcome obstacles and to understand, unlock and unleash their individual potential.

Big high-5 to Nike and all the youth that took part in this event. It was a blast! 

Ginger Creek Community Church partnered with Triple Threat to create serious fun for youth in the Eastwood community. The summer extravaganza was filled with excitement, laughter and food!

A fist bump to Ginger Creek for helping make it happen!

WOOT WOOT! We had some terrific interns this summer! Shout out to our marketing interns: Armand Haddad, Kate Grinn, Joanna Reinecke, Daniel Mosias, Cale Brown, Cathleen Hua. 

Second shout out goes to our programs team interns Megan McKinley and Carlee Hilt and our Notre Dame Summer Service Learning Program student interns Alex Joyce and Sarah Bradtke.

Thanks for using your gifts to empower youth with Triple Threat. It was a BLAST having you on the team!

Find out more about interning with 3T here!

Thanks to our partner Fox Valley United Way for awarding Triple Threat grant funding to support the Urban Garden program for 2014 - 2015. Students learn about healthy nutrition and develop gardening skills as they grow a harvest of plants and vegetables. FVUW is giving youth an opportunity to learn, gain skills, go on field trips and have a lot of fun watching their work grow into a harvest.