Junior Giants
www.jrgiants.org

Junior Giants, the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, is a free, non-competitive and innovative baseball program for boys and girls ages 5-18 years old.

In 1994, the Fund sought a program that would give at-risk kids a meaningful partnership with community-based organizations and provide an alternative to drugs, gangs and crime. The Junior Giants Program was therefore established and now serves 15,000 children in 80 leagues across California and into Nevada and Oregon. The Community Fund provides all of the uniforms, equipment, and training necessary to run a league as well as tickets to select Giants games so the youth can experience a Major League Baseball game.

But more important than the fundamentals of baseball, Junior Giants focuses on the four bases of character development: Confidence, Integrity, Leadership and Teamwork. This framework is integrated into the Junior Giants handbook distributed to all of the kids and parents.

This program, presented by Bank of America, welcomes kids from all backgrounds and encourages them to live healthy and productive lives by getting outside and playing baseball!

First Tee of San Jose
www.thefirstteesanjose.org

The First Tee of San Jose is a Chapter of The First Tee, a World Golf Foundation initiative dedicated to providing young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop through golf, character education and life-enhancing values such as honesty, integrity and sportsmanship.

Our mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

The program relies on donations from the golf community, corporations, foundations and individuals in order to provide low-cost acces for youth. The First Tee/World Golf Foundation, United States Golf Association (USGA), CordeValle Youth Foundation, AT&T, Applied Materials and Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) are among our leading supporters.

Santa Clara County Office of Education, Fit for Learning
www.fitforlearning.org

The nationally recognized fit for learning program was launched by the Santa Clara County Office of Education in 2005 in response to increasing rates of childhood obesity. Designed in alignment with the California Content Standards, the program also helps schools adhere to and support the guidelines set forth in their district's own Local School Wellness Policy, as required by the federally-mandated Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.

fit for learning is organized into monthly themes, each tied to an objective. For example, September's theme is Fruits and Veggies Matter, which is also featured month for Fruits & Veggies - More Matters, a campaign of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of September's theme is to spark children's interest in fruits and vegetables, and to promote consumption of fruits and vegetables for better health.

Throughout the year, members of the fit for learning team collaborate with parents, teachers, and other school personnel who go on to become Champions. The fit for learning Champion at each school site serves as a liaison to the fit for learning team at the SCCOE, and helps guide the teachers at his or her school in developing and implementing practices to ensure that their students are receiving optimal guidance for healthy living.

Total Golf Adventures TGA
www.golftga.com/home.asp

TGA launched its first Golf Enrichment Programs at six Los Angeles schools in the fall of 2003. TGA’s focus on providing children with an opportunity to learn golf through an all-inclusive program that is fun and cost-effective received an overwhelmingly positive response from schools, parents and students. TGA quickly expanded to many other Los Angeles schools to accommodate demands from students and parents who wanted a golf program within the safe, convenient environment of their schools.

As word spread about TGA’s program, we received more and more inquiries from people around the country expressing their interest in our organization. In 2005, after two years of honing and improving our program locally, TGA offered geographical territories to franchisees who now offer our Premier Junior Golf Program throughout the United States.

TGA is now one of the fastest growing junior golf organizations and a leading initiative to grow junior golf in America. TGA has introduced golf to tens of thousands of students through after-school and camp programs at several thousand schools and golf courses.

TGA’s motto is to Keep Swinging!® and we strive to provide all American youth with the opportunity to learn golf in a fun and educational environment.

Los Gatos Tennis Academy
www.lgta.net

Registered as an official Tennis Welcome Center, Los Gatos Tennis Academy offers a variety of recreational and competitive tennis programs for all ages and levels of play.

Whether your goals are to get a 'heart-pumping workout' at Cardio Tennis, to meet some new people to play, or to compete during the USTA Team season, there are a variety of classes and programs to meet your needs.