[CharterSchools] MILDRED OSBORNE CHARTER SCHOOL A FINALIST FOR $20,000 LET’S PLAY GRANT

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VOTE FOR MILDREDOSBORNE CHARTER SCHOOL: A FINALIST FOR $20,000 LET’S PLAY GRANT FROM DR PEPPERSNAPPLE ANDNATIONAL NON-PROFIT KaBOOM!
Five Communities Will Win Grants– 
Vote for Mildred Osborne Charter School on LetsPlay.com
 
New Orleans, LA, June, 18, 2014 – Dr Pepper Snapple and national non-profitKaBOOM! have announced Mildred Osborne Charter School as one of 10 finalistsfor the 2014 Let’s Play Video Contest. 
 
The video contest is part of Let’s Play, a community partnership led byDr Pepper Snapple to get kids and families active nationwide.  It is designed to give organizations inlocal communities the opportunity to submit videos illustrating their need foran improved play space for a chance to win one of five $20,000 grants, whichcan be used to build a new playground or improve an existing one. Each day,until June 27, community members and play advocates can vote for their favoriteplayground video on facebook.com/letsplay.   
 
“Studies have shownthat play is vital to children’s development in communication and emotion,”said Andrew Shahan, CEO of ARISE Schools. “We encourage our scholars toactively play during recess and physical education classes every day to buildthese skills. Additionally, active play is linked to increased creativity andhealthy physical development. All of these areas benefit our scholars andbolster their focus towards success during the school day, as well as in highschool, college, and beyond.”
 
Since the contest launched on April 21, videos from cities across theU.S. have been submitted for consideration. Of those, 10 finalists were selectedby a panel of judges, including Mildred Osborne Charter School. 
 
Originally opened as a school in1969, Mildred Osborne has been a part of its community in New Orleans East formany years. Unfortunately, along with most of the city, the school site wasdestroyed during Hurricane Katrina. With government funding through FEMA, a newschool building was developed, but the cost of a playground was not covered.That facility is where Mildred Osborne Charter School now resides. As a schoolserving scholars enrolled in kindergarten through seventh grade next year,Mildred Osborne Charter School currently does not have a playground. If arecipient of the Let’s Play grant, the school’s new playground will provide scholars a safe place to play during recess tolearn and express themselves in developmentally appropriate ways.
 
Created in 2011, Let’s Play provides the tools, places and inspirationto make play a daily priority. The initiative began with a three-yearcommitment to KaBOOM!, the national non-profit dedicated to ensuring that allkids get the balance of active play they need to thrive. Through the firstthree years, they built 41 playgrounds, with more than 2,300 DPS employeescontributing nearly 19,000 volunteer hours in the construction, and providedgrants ranging from $500 to $30,000 for the improvement of another 2,004playgrounds by the end of 2013.  
 
Unstructured, child-directed playhas proven to help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually,yet today’s kids have less time and fewer opportunities to play than anyprevious generation. As a result of expanded Let’s Play grants and projects,more than 1 million kids will benefit from new or improved playgrounds aroundthe nation between 2014 and 2016. 
 
Visit Let’s Play at www.LetsPlay.com to join the conversation and learn how to apply for the variousavailable grants to make communities more active and playful.
 
About ARISESchools & Mildred Osborne Charter School
ARISESchools is a network of schools dedicated to buildingscholars, and communities around them, that are ready for success in highschool, college and the world beyond. Mildred Osborne Charter School, one of twoschools within the ARISE Schools network, is a charter school in New OrleansEast that will serve more than 400 scholars from kindergarten through seventhgrade in the upcoming academic year. The mission of Osborne is to empowerscholars through a rigorous academic experience to succeed in high school,excel in college, and make an impact on our community and world. For moreinformation, visit www.ariseschools.org.
 
About Let’s Play
Let’s Play is a community partnership led by Dr Pepper Snapple Group(NYSE: DPS) to get kids and families active nationwide. Since Let’s Playlaunched in 2011, DPS has worked with nonprofit KaBOOM! to build or improvemore than 2,000 playgrounds across North America and in 2014 partnered withGood Sports to provide sports gear for deserving athletic organizations incommunities coast to coast. For more information, visit LetsPlay.com or Facebook.com/LetsPlay.
 
About Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr PepperSnapple Group (NYSE: DPS) is a leading producer of flavored beverages in NorthAmerica and the Caribbean. Our success is fueled by more than 50 brands thatare synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. We have 6 of the top 10non-cola soft drinks, and 13 of our 14 leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 intheir flavor categories. In addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and Snapplebrands, our portfolio includes 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Clamato, Crush,Hawaiian Punch, Mott's, Mr & Mrs T mixers, Peñafiel, Rose's, Schweppes,Squirt and Sunkist soda. To learn more about our iconic brands and Plano,Texas-based company, please visit www.DrPepperSnapple.com. For our latest news and updates, follow us at www.Facebook.com/DrPepperSnapple or www.Twitter.com/DrPepperSnapple. 
 
AboutKaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to the bold new goal of ensuring thatall children, particularly the 16 million American children living in poverty,get the balance of active play they need to become healthy and successfuladults. KaBOOM! has been a powerful champion for play since its founding in1996, working with partners to build, improve and open more than 15,000playgrounds, engage more than 1,000,000 volunteers and serve more than6,600,000 children. KaBOOM! creates and catalyzes great places to play,inspires, empowers and leads play advocates, and educates and elevates thesocietal conversation about the importance of play in children’s lives. Formore information, visit kaboom.org/act or follow the conversation on why #PlayMatters at twitter.com/kaboom or facebook.com/kaboom.
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