Category Archives: Charitable Work

Something about these Princeton grads

Two good stories involving the Tigers, Princeton that is. First, George Parros of the Anaheim Ducks has launched a clothing line – ah, the fresh smell of entrepreneurship – the…

Nike, Bono, the World Cup and some red laces – is there a problem with that?

John Kim publishes the very insightful and very timely “The World Cup and CSR“ blog. With the official draw taking place a few days ago, I think we are officially…

Courtney Walsh and Cricket for Change in Jamaica – a six run start

http://www.cricketforchange.org.uk/news/fast_start_for_walsh_foundation Fast start for The Courtney Walsh Foundation and C4C Nov 25, 2009 Following the news last week that a party from Cricket for Change staff had made their way…

50 Years, 50 Twins

This is a nice effort by the MLB’s Minnesota Twins that brings the team out into the community, celebrates its history, and raises money for various charitable causes. You can…

How much for a Flying Tomato?

Our friends at Sport and dev* had this recent item about Shaun White, the world champion snowboarder and skateboarder (showoff :-)). Shaun partnered with one of my favorite organizations, Right…

Foot Locker and Leaders in the Sports World Join Forces

While a room full of men in dress suits and sneakers might evoke painful memories of awkward middle school dances, Foot Locker Foundation’s “On Our Feet” event is a long…

Superman and friends in South Africa

The Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard – we think you know who he is 🙂 – was part of a group of players who were in South Africa this past summer…

Winless on the court, winning off of it

The NBA’s New Jersey Nets are facing a multitude of issues, e.g. they are still winless, though they do have a good chance Saturday against the 2-win juggernaut that are…

‘Building a better community through sport’ – the Mabvuku/Tafara, Zimbabwe Sports Festival

Congratulations to Casper Madani! This past weekend, at the Mabvuku/Tarfara (a dense suburban community outside the Zimbabwean capital of Harare) sports festival, she was honored “for making a breakthrough in…

Randy Moss Comes Full Circle

Last week, Randy Moss, star receiver for the NFL’s New England Patriots returned to Eastern Kanawha County, West Virginia where he got his start on the gridiron. While he was…