Category Archives: The Do’ers

People, organizations, companies making it all happen

Dreams on and off the ice

Dreams for Kids recently announced a partnership with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks that will have the franchise support the locally-based non-profit expand its efforts across North America. It may serve…

Dr. "5 Olympic Gold Medals"

(You can sing that blog title to the tune of the Subway $5 footlong jingle). This falls under the “where-are-they-now” category and is a good one. I remember watching Eric…

Study that will help those from the past, present and in the future

The tagline for this blog is The Bright Side of the World of Sports. Concussions don’t really belong on that “side” but the study and treatment of concussions and their…

3 Elite Receivers Making Big Plays

First Larry Fitzgerald and now these guys. It is the day of the receiver doing good. The Make a Play Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that is truly built on…

NFL Star Battles Cancer With Ice Cream

NFL Star Battles Cancer With Ice Cream Shared via AddThis This is a short video from GMA of superstar wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals and his partnership…

Dick Fosbury – inventor

Richard Hoffer from Sports Illustrated has a new book out, “Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.” In a recent issue, SI excerpted…

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…

Don't take greatness for granted

This will be a reoccurring theme. The beauty of sports is the constant stream of good performances, with the occassional great ones. All should make us feel good, even if…

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…