Category Archives: Social Responsibility

Bath student competes to be greenest ever Ironman

You can find the full release at http://media-newswire.com/release_1100079.html, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) (Media-Newswire.com) – A University of Bath student is aiming to become the greenest ever Ironman when he…

Wins, Wisconsin, Waste management

The following story from the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel highlights cleaning and recycling efforts done by the Green Bay Packers and other major sports properties in Wisconsin. Great to see the…

No stopping them – Dreams and Kids

I received some great materials from Tom Tuohy, Founder and President of Dreams for Kids. It is a wonderful organization started in 1989. I strongly encourage you to visit their…

A FIFA Hat-trick at Clinton Global Initiative

We have seen soccer/football used by many organizations around the world as their sport of choice to connect with communities, especially young people, to bring joy and messages regarding health,…

Sport and Society's AIS

We look forward to seeing this program growing even more. Congratulations to everyone involved. http://www.northeastern.edu/sportinsociety/news/2009/193.html They’re Baaack! (9-16-09) Boston, Mass. – Sport in Society’s squad of student-athlete volunteers are trained…

Coveted Football Jersey Ranks High Among Hoyas

Better than retiring a number? Honoring it in action. The following piece comes from the Blue & Gray, http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=44776. Coveted Football Jersey Ranks High Among Hoyas When the Hoyas take…

Making it happen in N.O.

The story of how this community in New Orleans is rebuilding with a commitment to sport and play is instructive of the challenges to get things done but how a…

Hasheem Thabeet, Visits Tanzania and Learns How Right To Play Games Are Changing Lives

Another benefit of the influx of athletes from other countries playing in U.S.- based professional leagues is the built-in connection they have to their homelands, ones often which have real…

Mikhail Prokhorov – Billionaire, Peace and Sport ambassador, and Jay-Z's buddy?

Just received the latest newsletter from the organization Peace and Sport. (www.peace-sport.org). One of the stories, more specifically one name and picture, stood out. It is that of Mikhail Prokhorov,…

Allstate AFCA Good Works Team(R) Honors Student-Athletes for Outstanding Efforts in Volunteerism and Community Service

From PRNewswire-FirstCall. You can find the full release at http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-22-2009/0005098760&EDATE=, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association Announce Twenty-Two College Football Players Named to the…