Category Archives: Organizations

Dialing up grassroots programs

When it comes to sports sponsorship, Deutsche Telekom Group is pretty much known worldwide, mostly based on its involvement with top-class sports properties such as Bayern Munich and the German…

Sports for Peace and Life

Last week I watched the documentary, 3 Points, which chronicled NBA player Tracy McGrady’s trip to Africa to learn about the situation in Darfur. In light of the message from…

Olympic-sized dreams and helping hands

We are about a month away from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. In addition to great performances, we are inevitably going to hear stories about overcoming personal obstacles and…

My favorite type of holiday greeting

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…

5 Rings, a place to stay, and a place to live

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…

Local and personal – Glazer Foundation

The Glazer Family, when it comes to sports, is truly on both ends of the spectrum right now. Their Premier League ManU soccer team again is challenging for major titles…

Athletes giving back – Part 3 – Emily Cook

We had the chance to hear directly from Emily Cook, a 12-year member of the US Freestyle Ski Team, member of the 2006 Olympic Team who is currently training to…

Athletes giving back – Part 2 – Competition time!

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!…

Athletes giving back – A cordial debate about "obligation" – Part 1

Athletes for Hope has been hosting an interesting, and in this day and age of yelling over one another and personal attacks, a very cordial debate about the “obligation” of…

NBA and girls in the game

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…