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Awards & Recognition
Girls in the Game is proud to be recognized both locally and nationally.
Recent awards include:
- President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award, 2011
- State Farm Insurance and Chicago Bulls Good Neighbor Award, 2011
- Beyond Sport United Airlines Chicago Impact Award, 2010 Finalist
- Alford-Axelson Award for Nonprofit Managerial Excellence
- Susan Berkowitz Outstanding Service to Youth: Fostering Youth Leadership
- Positive Coaching Alliance’s National Youth Sports Award, 2009 Finalist
- One of Chicago’s Top Women Making a Difference for Girls, Women Employed, 2008 (Executive Director)
- Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders Award, 2008 Semi-finalist (Executive Director)
- Local Youth Sports Administrator of the Year by the National Council of Youth Sports, 2008 (Executive Director)
- Susan Berkowitz Outstanding Service to Youth: Health & Wellness, 2007 Finalist
- Positive Coaching Alliance’s Honoring the Game Award, 2006 Finalist
- Illinois State Treasurer’s Woman to Woman: Making a Difference Junior Trailblazer Award, 2003
- Public Allies Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Award, 2002
- World of Difference-Anti-Defamation League, 2002
- Gold Star Award-Population Connection, 2002
- After School Action Program, 2000
- Mercedes Benz Mentor of the Year, 2000
- Juvenile Protection Agency Hero Award, 2000
- Girl Scouts Community Partner, 1999