Philadelphia Youth Basketball

For our first episode of #FundraisingFriday, Co-founder & CEO Kenny Holdsman delivers a powerful testimonial in front of the future Alan Horwitz 'Sixth Man' Center, Powered & Operated by PYB! Follow along with our June Push Campaign and get more involved as we highlight the trauma and challenges presented to our young people over the past year, demonstrate the ways we addressed them, and more importantly, how we will help solve them over the next 12 months. Make a gift, shar...e with a friend, comment below - ANYTHING HELPS! Visit https://phillyyouthbasketball.org/donate to make a gift now! Make sure you follow all of our social media channels as next week we discuss take a look at how young people's relationships with themselves have been impacted over the last year. #WeArePYB #OnTheRebound #marketing #video #work #development #networking #fundraising #coaching #motivation #success #leadership #normal #postpandemicworld #postpandemicplanning #academics #WeArePYB #OnTheRebound #marketing #video #work #development #networking #fundraising #coaching #motivation #success #leadership #normal #postpandemicworld #postpandemicplanning #academics #corporateevents#corporate

Today, we have more members of the PYB Staff reflect on what the On The Rebound campaign means to them! Hear from new and old faces about what it means to their work, how they are going to bounce back, and what they are excited about! Be on the lookout for resounding words from Co-founder & CEO Kenny Holdsman tomorrow as he wraps up week 1 of our #JunePushCampaign! To make a gift and support PYB, visit https://phillyyouthbasketball.org/donate or even tag a few friends in the... comments! ANYTHING HELPS! Featured in today's video are Eric Worley - Director of Community-Based Programs, Glynis Braun - Community Mobilization Coordinator, Pat McGuire - Director of Marketing & Events, Randy Butler - Manager of Programming, and Kyle Lafferty - Human Resources & Program Manager. #WeArePYB #OnTheRebound

Will you be joining us on Wednesday, January 13 for our 2nd Annual Game Time Gala? There are many auction items for you to bid on, including some of favorites attached! You don't even have to wait until Wednesday night, YOU CAN START BIDDING NOW! To register and start bidding on items, just visit https://qtego.net/qlink/phillyyouthbasketball/! Cocktail hour starts at 6:30pm with the program kicking off a 7pm. This virtual evening will be extraordinary, including a vir...tual tour led by familiar 76ers voice, and our emcee, Marc Zumoff of our future Alan Horwitz "Sixth Man" Center, powered and operated by Philadelphia Youth Basketball, as well as a tour with Alan of some of his favorite iconic spots of our great city. Registration is even free! Come join us on in this monumental night. #wearePYB #GameTimeGala #GTG #SixthManCenter #SixthMan #community #communitymanagement #communityfirst #communityovercompetition #event #freeevent #virtualevent #SEL #sportsbased #youthdevelopment #newcenter #auction #auctionforcharity #auctionitems #sixers

Will you be joining us on Wednesday, January 13 for our 2nd Annual Game Time Gala? To register, just visit https://qtego.net/qlink/phillyyouthbasketball/! Cocktail hour starts at 6:30pm with the program kicking off a 7pm. This virtual evening will be extraordinary, including a virtual tour led by familiar 76ers voice, and our emcee, Marc Zumoff of our future Alan Horwitz "Sixth Man" Center, powered and operated by Philadelphia Youth Basketball, as well as a tour with Alan... of some of his favorite iconic spots of our great city. Registration is even free! Come join us on this monumental night. #wearePYB #GameTimeGala #GTG #SixthManCenter #SixthMan #community #communitymanagement #communityfirst #communityovercompetition #event #freeevent #virtualevent #SEL #sportsbased #youthdevelopment #newcenter

Happy New Year! We hope you will join us in 2021 as we look to impact more young people and provide even bigger opportunities. #wearePYB #happynewyear #newyearsday #newyears #newyearseve

Throughout the month of December, the #PivotWithAPurpose social media campaign will highlight various faces of our PYB family and the pivots they have made throughout the year. Scroll through and see the various members we highlights and everything they’ve done to #PivotWithAPurpose! To make a gift in support of our #PivotWithAPurpose campaign, please visit https://www.phillyyouthbasketball.org/donate! Make sure you follow all of our social media channels to never miss an update. #wearePYB #fundraising #charity #community #support #nonprofit #philanthropy #socialmedia #development #team #creativity #leadership #purpose #dedication #teamculture #family #network #donation #matchinggifts #gift #GivingTuesday #youngpeople #pivot

For this edition of Personnel Spotlight, we will focus on our newest PYB Staff Member, Adia Wilson! Twice a month we will be showcasing two members of our organization and letting you all know a little bit about them. Make sure you turn on our post notifications to never miss an entry! Fun facts; She graduated from Temple University and loves cooking and reading books! #wearePYB #personnelspotlight #board #committee #professional #staff #team #financialliteracy #finances

"What we once thought was an obstacle has become an opportunity to connect with our young people, not only in a space outside the classroom and off the court, but in our homes because we are truly family!" Coach-Mentor Darren White-Green in his PYB Voice article reflects on when our whole world stopped back in March. Despite COVID trying it's hardest to keep them away from each other, Coach Darren was able to connect and bond even more with his team of young people. To read h...is article, please visit https://phillyyouthbasketball.org//the-show-must-still-go/ #wearePYB #article #goodread #youthempowerment #phillyyouth #philly #quickread #thankyou #playerstribunearticle #article #playerstribune #youth #voice

This past Saturday, PYB Student-Athletes Caheem Gindraw and Andrew Lyn competed in the Siloam Wellness Center Full Court Press for HIV/AIDS Awareness! Both of them walked away with second-place finishes in their age divisions. Siloam teamed up with legendary basketball coach Phil Martelli on a specially designed basketball challenge, bringing together 64 players for a contactless shooting competition and raising awareness! Siloam is a leading provider of comprehensive HIV wel...lness programs for more than 25 years in our great city. To check out more about the Siloam Wellness Center and the Full Court Press event, please click here: https://www.siloamwellness.org/full-court-press-for-awarene #wearePYB #HIVawareness #AIDSawareness #philly #community #communityempowerment #wellness #health #wellbeing #event #training #sports #healthcare

CHECK OUT THE NEW #SIXTHMAN PIZZA AT ANGELO’S PIZZERIA IN SOUTH PHILLY! 1/2 Pepperoni and 1/2 Sweet Sausage, this perfect pizza is sure to make the whole family happy at dinner tonight. For every pizza bought, Alan Sixth Man Horwitz will be donating $1.76 to our mission! Have a bite with purpose. Oh, and @angelos_pizzeria_south_philly, we’ll have to drop off some #PYB stickers for the box. ... #wearePYB #goodeats #pizza #phillypizza #bestpizza #angelos #eastcoast #organization #fundraiser #event #nonprofit #purpose #sixers #basketball #nba @76ersixthman @angelos_pizzeria_south_philly @sixers See more

"Basketball even made me famous. I’m famous. You can look it up. I’m telling you! You have an instagram? Go on Instagram and search up the Sixth Man and scroll all the way down. You’ll see me on there with Alan Horowitz, The Sixth Man, and ALL the basketball players. Zahir Daniels in his PYB Voice article reflects on everything basketball has bought to him, including attending basketball games and meeting players. Being a basketball fanatic has also made relationships with f...riends, coaches, and mentors. To read his article, please visit https://phillyyouthbasketball.org//02/basketball-fanatic/. #wearePYB #article #goodread #youthempowerment #phillyyouth #philly #quickread #thankyou #playerstribunearticle #article #playerstribune #youth #voice

"I learned that things take practice and everything doesn't happen in seconds. Here at PYB, we are all about bringing young people from all over Philadelphia together. We can all learn a lot from each other! #wearePYB Have you heard about our PYB Learning Pods? Available for young people in 5th to 9th grade, we are providing a safe, sanitary space to assist children with their virtual learning. To learn more and apply, please visit: https://phillyyouthbasketball.org/programs/learning-pods/ #together #unity #teamwork #innercity #youth #empowerment #basketball #learningpods #virtual #learning #assistance #philadelphia #philly

"I really love PYB because I've grown a strong bond with my coaches and teammates." Here at PYB, we are all about bringing young people from all over Philadelphia together. We can all learn a lot from each other! #wearePYB Have you heard about our PYB Learning Pods? Available for young people in 5th to 9th grade, we are providing a safe, sanitary space to assist children with their virtual learning. To learn more and apply, please visit: https://phillyyouthbasketball.org/programs/learning-pods/ #together #unity #teamwork #innercity #youth #empowerment #basketball #learningpods #virtual #learning #assistance #philadelphia #philly

Check out some of our favorite Learning Pods photos! Our in-school and after-school components support the virtual learning day with a positive community of kids and mentors, meals, basketball, or city hikes during recess and breaks, high school readiness, and more: all while being 100% COVID compliant! If you would like to apply your child for a PYB Learning Pod, please visit https://phillyyouthbasketball.leagueapps.com//1823617-pyb-. We are accepting appl...ications on a ROLLING basis! #wearePYB #learningpods #virtuallearning #remotelearning #backtoschool #teachers #schools #education #children #students #wellness #covid #learning #community #school See more