White Center PAL Boxing: "Crowning Glory" Boxing Tournament!

On Saturday, August 28, 2010 White Center PAL Boxing will host a boxing tournament at Evergreen High School. Amateur boxers from all over King County are invited to pre-register for this special event. All boxers must be pre-registered with the LBC—no day-of bout registration. The show will be limited to twenty bouts so get your lists in early! Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ten and under, and $5 for boxers with pass books. Proceeds from this event will benefit the White Center PAL Boxing Program.

Event Information

Address: 830 SW 116th St., Seattle, WA 98146
Weigh-ins and physicals 12:00 - 2:00 pm
First Bout - 6:00 pm
For more information call Coach Tony Rago at (206) 293-3742 or (206) 763-7525
or email at rago3@comcast.net.
To learn more about White Center PAL Boxing visit their website.

Inaugural “Be a PAL” Luncheon is a Success!

On Tuesday, June 1, over 230 guests attended the Greater King County Police Activities League Inaugural “Be a PAL” Luncheon at the Golf Club at Newcastle. Thanks to our generous event sponsors, table captains, and individual PAL supporters the luncheon raised over $48,000 for GKCPAL youth programming.

Please see the full overview to learn more and to see pictures from the event.

Jimi Hendrix 40th Anniversary Memorial Benefit Concert

The Hendrix Music Academy and the Greater King County Police Activities League (GKCPAL) are presenting the 1st Inaugural Jimi Hendrix Memorial Benefit Concert for the community, at Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle; on the 40th anniversary of the Rock legend's passing: September 18, 2010, to raise money for at-risk youth music programs at the Hendrix Music Academy!

For more information see the official press release.

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GKCPAL Highlights Sean Benning, PAL Mentor

GKCPAL would like to congratulate Sean Benning on his great work in the School-based mentoring over the last school year! Sean has worked with the PAL Mentoring Program since November of 2009 and has highlighted his mentoring achievements in a personal newsletter. Please read about Sean Benning and the positive impact that he is having on the youth of GKCPAL at Evergreen High School. Job well done Sean!

Be sure to read more about the School-based mentoring program on the Mentoring page.

Summer Activities Schedule Released

Check out our full calendar of events planned for the summer! Activities include basketball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, and track & field. There are also a wide variety of trips planned to Mariner's games, Wild Waves, and many other places. Take a look at the calendar of events for August.

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GKCPAL Newsletter Has Been Released!

Greater King County Police Activities (GKCPAL) is happy to introduce its first newsletter! The newsletter features our current and upcoming activities and events. Also in the newsletter, profiles of some of the players, interns, and mentors here at GKCPAL provide an inspiring look at the people who make up this organization.

GKCPAL Announces Mentoring Program

Greater King County Police Activities League (GKC PAL) is pleased to announce that it has received funding to establish a mentoring program from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention. The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. is providing program awards to 135 PAL Chapters and GKC PAL is pleased to have been selected as one of the grant recipients for this exciting program. GKC PAL staff will participate in a two-day national training for the development and implementation of the National PAL's new Mentoring Program this April.
Read the official press release for more details.

Basketball Season Has Been Extended Through the Summer

Spring season basketball games start soon so get your sneakers on and start practicing your free throws. PAL would like to thank Seattle Parks and Recreation and the people at Southwest Community Center for hosting all of our future basketball games. Visit PAL's Basketball page for team information and schedules.