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Thrive Sports returned home to Dry Dock Park in partnership with Chosen NYC Basketball on July 19th for the 27th Abounding Grace 3-on-3 basketball tournament since 1996 (accounting for two missed years). Read the backstory here, and enjoy the tournament video by Eric Mason above. The excerpt below from “24 Years of Sportsmanship” was originally…
read moreHundreds of young people faced off against police officers in a friendly game of basketball. The event raises money for the families of first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty. PIX11’s photojournalist Darren McQuade has the story. Thrive Sports and our friends at Chosen NYC proudly supported the 4th Annual Detectives…
read moreTogether with the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, we’re working to spread color and creativity throughout Queens! Mets players and their family members joined Thrive teaching artists led by Peach Tao to help paint a mural that highlights the New York Mets team values of family and community. A grantee partner of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, Thrive…
read moreRhymes Help Young Minds Excel at Adrian Hegeman P.S. 92 Thrive Collective & Speek Lyfe Present R.H.Y.M.E at PS 92 Students at PS 92 recently had the opportunity to explore the art of rap, storytelling, and creative expression through the R.H.Y.M.E program, a powerful collaboration between Thrive Collective and Speek Lyfe. Guided by mentors and…
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LIGHT IT UP Congratulations to the New York Liberty for winning their first WNBA championship yesterday. Last year, the next generation of Liberty fans helped light up Barclays Center with artist May Bukowski for an AAPI night fan engagement mural. The design featured a fire breathing dragon, illuminating the Liberty’s torch, a symbol of igniting a bright future.…
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As we wrap up the 2023-2024 school year, we salute our hometown heroes, the Brooklyn Nets for partnering with Thrive Collective since 2019. In so many ways, Brooklyn is home. Jeremy‘s immigrant grandparents all landed in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. His parents experienced their own West Side love Story in the borough during the…
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Thrive Collective’s latest collaboration with the Brooklyn Nets celebrates AAPI Heritage Month for their NETS UNITE poster series. The Nets invited Thrive’s creative director — and our longest tenured artist — Kekoa and his wife Kristen to design this extraordinary poster, and distributed 5,000 prints to fans attending the Nets v. Chicago Bulls game at…
read moreThat time New York Mets fans collaborated with Thrive Collective to produce the “So Amazin!” mural at Citi Field when the New York Mets celebrated Hispanic Heritage Night and Roberto Clemente Day on September 15, 2023. Mets’ fans young and old participated in the interactive art piece during a Friday night game against the Cincinnati…
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Thrive Collective’s “So Amazin!” mural was featured at Citi Field when the New York Mets celebrated Hispanic Heritage Night and Roberto Clemente Day on September 15, 2023. Mets’ fans young and old participated in the interactive art piece during a Friday night game against the Cincinnati Reds. Inconic artist Maria “Toofly” Castillo directed the project…
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The New York Mets recently announced a mural collaboration with Thrive Collective. Here is the Mets official press release: Mets to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night presented by Hijole! and Roberto Clemente Day at Citi Field FLUSHING, N.Y., September 13, 2023 – The New York Mets will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night presented by Hijole! and Roberto Clemente…
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