Category Archives: Charitable Work

A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope – 1 month notice

June 9, 2010 2010 A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope Organized by the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Event Description A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope is an annual…

Helping Make a Difference – 2-week notice

On May 20, our friend and fellow Hoya Janne Kouri and his non-profit NextStep Fitness will be holding a special event in New York City. The Second Annual “Help Make…

Going long for Haiti

We have not forgotten about Haiti and neither has Indianapolis wide receiver Pierre Garçon. We were not able to connect with Pierre for our update on Haiti relief efforts but…

"Sport Solidarity for Haiti" Update

Our friends at Peace and Sport just published an excellent outline of its and its partners efforts in Haiti (“Sport Solidarity for Haiti” Update). “On 8 March, we launched a…

People, donations big and small – it's all about impact

Ndamukong Suh is 6’4″, and weighs more than 300 pounds. Drafted last night with the 2nd overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, he was one of the most decorated…

Expert-based partnership

The OLANGO CHALLENGE, a fund raising event for the benefit of the children of Olango. The event also highlights the importance of having a clean marine environment, raises awareness on…

Growing a beard? Sounds good to me!

The National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs began last week and in addition to goals, hard hits, the occasional high-sticking, we are guaranteed to see…facial hair. What? Beard-a-thon ® is the…

Haiti Update #5 – sportanddev and Up2Us

It has been a real pleasure to highlight the efforts of great individuals and organizations who are staying active in the relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti. There are, of…

Haiti Update #4 – Alonzo Mourning and Project Medishare

No doubt Alonzo Mourning knows how to ball. All-American, Olympic gold medalist, NBA champion. He has the awards to prove it.  His excellence on the court has brought him great…

Haiti Update #3 – Peace and Sport (part 2)

In this second part, we offer an update directly from Peace and Sport about activity over the past month. Peace and Sport Coordinated Activity in the Past Month — The…