Category Archives: The Do’ers

People, organizations, companies making it all happen

What a legacy is all about – LA84

A challenge to those organizing committees for mega events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup – hope these are on your 2010 calendars! – is the legacy of…

Something to cheer about – High School Rudy Awards

The High School Rudy Awards presented by Trusted Sports, “honor student-athletes who most completely represent the ‘Rudy’ on their team…someone whose contribution and commitment inspires others to excellence.” This year’s…

Pepsi Refresh Project – off and running

Something that we have highlighted earlier – we are ahead of the game! – got into gear this week. The Pepsi Refresh Project aims to find people, businesses, and non-profits…

Gilbert Arenas apologizes and tries to start anew

Featured yesterday in The Washington Post is an Op-ed from suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas.  In his column, Arenas apologizes for his recent mistakes, which include pulling a gun…

Making sports safe, inclusive and fair

Sometimes the worst of human behavior makes its way onto or around our playing fields. Players, and maybe worse, parents!, forget about why we play and the respect they should…

When is gym?

That used to be a question a lot of us would ask years ago. Having a respite from non-stop class, getting a chance to play – maybe even outside! –…

Super time to help out

My fellow Hoya Alonzo Mourning again will be combining fun times with fundraising, this time on Feb. 2 in Miami, host to this year’s Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, which…

Nike Report on CR and Sustainability

This week Nike released a major report reviewing the progress the company has made to reach its five-year CR goals set back in 2007.  The report looks back at the…

Eleven ways football/soccer is changing lives…and the world

You may want to clear some space on your bookshelves or nightstand, because on Monday, Feb. 1, Kick4Life, in collaboration with Street Football World and with support from Adidas, is…

Places to play and programs to play in

Two major issues impacting kids’ health and “fun quotient” are lack of facilities/equipment and programs that provide at least some supervision or guidance for kids who want to play. And…