CHAMPAIGN- PROJECT ATHLETES participants are stepping up as leaders within their Locker Room as part of PROJECT ATHLETES' Leadership Series.  The Leadership Series is part of PROJECT ATHLETES 12-week programing structure. The Leadership Series started this week at the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club in Champaign, IL.

Coaches mentor participants on the life skills of leadership, what it means to be a leader as an athlete, and how to apply it to their life.  Next, the athletes apply what they learn.  The athletes separate into teams and are given an opportunity to be a leader among their peers.  Team captains lead their teams. The camaraderie, positivity, and watching the teens step up as leaders is truly inspirational. 

More exciting news: PROJECT ATHLETES is coming to Urbana High School in Urbana, IL! We will be there Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 starting Tuesday, September 20th.  Teens will participate in PROJECT ATHLETES training that includes speed, agility, core, flexibility, and balance training. Teens will also have an opportunity for homework.  Food and drinks will be provided.  The program will be FREE for all students and is funded by 21st Century Community Learning Centers. 

PROJECT ATHLETES is excited to announce a new partnership with IBC - Illinois Business Consulting. PROJECT ATHLETES was selected among numerous non-profit organizations and companies-  to be assigned a team of top tier students from the University of Illinois IBC program. 

With a 1-in-5 acceptance rate, IBC’s 300-member talent pool comes pre-screened and represents students from 50 different disciplines.  IBC will help make PROJECT ATHLETES, INC. even better, stronger and more influential on our teens and our communities as we expand LOCKER ROOMS across the country.

Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) is the largest professionally-managed, student-run university consulting organization in the country. IBC provides students with real-world project opportunities while helping clients solve challenges and identify opportunities. IBC conducts more than 70 projects every year with Fortune 100, mid-sized and startup companies and nonprofit organizations.  http://www.ibc.illinois.edu/

PROJECT ATHLETES, INC. is honored to have the support of and partnership with IBC.
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