I received an email last week from Ben Gucciardi, Founding Director of Soccer Without Borders. It combined holiday greetings with a summary of the accomplishments of the organization over the…

“The American Diabetes Association estimates 23.6 million children and adults in the USA — 7.8% of the population — have diabetes. Complications of type 2 diabetes can include blindness, kidney…

Great idea. Simple as that. (Excerpt) From the New York Times’ Rings blog. http://vancouver2010.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/vancouver-group-combines-olympic-housing-with-effort-to-fight-homelessness/ Vancouver Group Combines Olympic Housing With Effort to Fight Homelessness By Ian Austen, NY Times Vancouver…

There is a second phase to the debate being hosted by Athletes for Hope, a phase that involves a campaign/competition to raise funds for one’s favorite cause. Called Who Gives!…

This is not related to David Stern’s comment about the possibility of a woman playing in the NBA. Rather, we are talking about the Chicago Bulls/Detroit Pistons game that will…

Big news regarding a big Super Bowl sponsor. Pepsi will drop its beverage-related Super Bowl advertising in 2010 – the total for the 2009 game was $15 million for 150…

I just learned about a new award given out by an organization of which, I again, am just becoming aware. This is what makes publishing this blog so much fun….

The NFL Players Association and Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health recently co-hosted the 14th Annual Evening With the Stars Gala to benefit Native Vision, an initiative that serves…

I actually don’t like the word “anniversary” when it comes to acknowledging such a terrible event, as anniversary should be associated with celebratory events. But in this case, the use…

We have highlighted the efforts of KaBoom! before. The organization is a leader in creating opportunities for children to play and pushing discussion about the need for kids to be…