Category Archives: Sports and Social Responsibility

Kennedy’s legacy lives on in Title IX

In our superfast news cycle, it is easy to move on to the “next” story to the complete exclusion of still important stories. One such story is the varied work…

REI’s Annual Stewardship Report Highlights Co-op’s Social and Environmental Work

We may see more sport properties begin to publish such reports to highlight their community efforts. Would be nice to see. From CSRWire – http://www.csrwire.com/press/press_release/27591-REI-s-Annual-Stewardship-Report-Highlights-Co-op-s-Social-and-Environmental-Work?tracking_user=sabdeportes@yahoo.com&tracking_source=email. About REI REI is a…

Serving and Serving Time

Another thought-provoking piece from the folks at ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Written by Alexa Pozniak, “San Quentin inmates hold serve” looks at a unique public/private partnership. And like many public/private…

Shine Bright on a Dark Day – Sept. 11 – Part I

As we come upon the 8th anniverary of what many of us feel was the worst day in our lives, we should not forget the tragedy of the lives taken…

Table tennis – a vehicle to promote peace & understanding…and killer topspin

My brother and I spent many hours in the basement in feverish ping-pong battle. Topspin, slices, drop shots, we did it all. 🙂 SportandDev.org wrote about the International Table Tennis…

YouTube channel for UN Sports and Development

There will be no Paris or Kim, Jon or Kate, or anything you would see on Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood (thank god). Rather,there will be videos highlighting the work…

Busy, in a good way, summer for Peres Center for Peace

The Peres Center for Peace “is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mr. Shimon Peres, with the aim of…

APAID – TKL UGANDA

Thanks to Beyond Sport for featuring this project. Please visit Beyond Sport at www.beyondsportworld.org and sign up for their newsletter. They are doing great work highlighting and supporting projects from…

NBA Hall of Fame weekend – Includes some guy named Jordan

Sept. 10 – 12. I personally was more excited by fellow Hoya and Knick legend Patrick Ewing’s induction but I have love for John Stockton, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, and…

Homeless World Cup update: U.S. wins first game

From Tammen Nicholson‘s post at Facebook: September 6 at 3:32pm “Hey Everyone, just wanted to update everyone on the National Team’s success so far in Milan. They defeated Denmark 8-7…