Category Archives: Sports and Social Responsibility

Voting you'll be able to believe in

I don’t think we are going to need any international observers for this “election.” Nike, a real leader in the area of sports and development, is asking for individuals to…

You likely won't be able to beat these guys

First off, who knew there was a Time Out Singapore!  🙂 This is a great story.  Christopher Minko from Australia has not only given a disadvantaged group an opportunity to…

Scort Foundation – Kids Camp 2008

Scort is a non-profit and politically independent foundation that organises and supports socially orientated sport activities for children and youth. To implement this Scort co-operates with football clubs and social…

Stories from the International Platform on Sport & Development

The “Platform” is a terrific resource that we subscribe to and suggest you do the same. We highlight some of the recent stories from sportanddev.org.  http://www.sportanddev.org/newsnviews/news/?819%2FNot-the-Usual-Suspects-Swimming-Softball-Skateboarding-Table-Tennis Not the Usual Suspects:…

Kicking it in Milan

This Sunday the 2009 Homeless World Cup will kick off in Milan, Italy. http://www.homelessworldcup.org/.  This is an amazing event bringing together hundreds of athletes from more than 45 countries around…

A Chance to Play, A Right to Dream

It may be hard to imagine what I, a 39-year old who grew up on Long Island and lives in NYC has in common with a 9-year old who lives…

Slumdog? Yep. This time on the soccer field.

While no player has risen to land a huge European contract, that’s okay, because that’s not the purpose behind Oscar. Rather, it is to give young children incentive to go…

NBA's Wizards – Goin' Back to China

I admit I was trying to work off of LL’s “Goin’ Back to Cali.” Great song and video. The Washington Wizards, who visited China in 1979 when they were known…

48 Hours of Baseball, St. Louis style

I was contacted by Steve Pona from St. Louis who wanted to let me know about a very special event.  Taking place Oct. 9-11, this marathon baseball game and weekend…

Red Sox take a swing at hunger in Lawrence

Several members of the team signed up to support a local food bank. The shirts sold raise awareness and dollars, and hopefully spur others to action. The full article can…