Category Archives: The Do’ers

People, organizations, companies making it all happen

Taking the show on the road (Mets and Marlins)

Barnstorming, the idea of visiting multiple locations playing the local sports team, is a long-standing tradition. However, with the advent of professional leagues, and (mostly) stable franchises, the idea of…

Right to Play event – images of the game we love

On July 7th, Right to Play is partnering with the Nuru Project to put on a special photography exhibition/auction. They will be exhibiting images of people from around the world…

Free agency, free hope – LeBron, Wade, Bosh, etc.

The NBA free agency kicked off today, July 1, at 12:01am. While this is the most anticipated free agent class ever, I don’t hold out a lot of hope that…

Volunteering return on investment? Immeasurable

Volunteering is a mindset, one that puts service to others front and center in one’s personal development. Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we…

Indian and Pakistani players join forces to promote peace through Wimbledon

Our friends at Peace and Sport sent us the following press release that we were so impressed with that we are presenting it here in its entirety. We applaud the…

From Tonic.com – Ralph Lauren Celebrates Wimbledon in Charitable Fashion

We recently connected with Tonic.com, a great media company dedicated to promoting the good that happens around the world each day. Tonic shares the stories of people and organizations that…

The Ultimate Goal

We have talked about the sport of ultimate frisbee before (Ahmedabad Ultimate in India) and came across another example of a very simple, straightforward activity can be a valuable resource…

Teaming Up in 2010 and beyond

Our friend Tyler Spencer, who founded the Grassroot Project, further amazed us with his Team Up campaign, which brings together at-risk youth in Washington, DC, and South Africa, uniting them…

Manute Bol – A gentle giant of a man

For those of you who may not have followed college and NBA basketball in the 1980s/early ’90s, you may have not heard of Manute Bol. Manute was freakishly tall, 7’7″…

FIFA's Hope for Football (and Football for Hope)

Our friends at sportanddev.com have created a page featuring projects built around or leveraging the 2010 World Cup. You can find that page by clicking here. (I was hoping there…