Category Archives: The Do’ers

People, organizations, companies making it all happen

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…

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…

LPGA players, P&G, and a tangible donation

Just like their brethren on the men’s tour, professional female golfers and their tour, the LPGA, have a stellar record when it comes to individual and group contributions to a…

Hamilton slows down and makes a stop at Homeless World Cup

Big news from the Homeless World Cup in Milan. Formula One Champion, Lewis Hamilton, one of the most popular athletes in the world, will be stopping by the event tomorrow…

A 21-year winning streak – Kay Yow

Jim Valvano is the college basketball figure most associated with the fight against cancer. However, his peer at NC State, women’s coach Kay Yow, is not one to be overlooked…by…

A decal may be worth a thousand words

Michigan has been hit especially hard during this economic downturn and as much as we want a substantive change in many folks’ circumstances, any little bit that acknowledges their struggles…

Voting you'll be able to believe in

I don’t think we are going to need any international observers for this “election.” Nike, a real leader in the area of sports and development, is asking for individuals to…

You likely won't be able to beat these guys

First off, who knew there was a Time Out Singapore!  🙂 This is a great story.  Christopher Minko from Australia has not only given a disadvantaged group an opportunity to…