This week’s inspiring stories include Just Baseball’s first charity auction with Paul Skenes and Charlie Condon autos, the Sunshine Rally in Lake Placid, and a Boy Scout raising funds for a veterans memorial.
Notable events also feature the Jacksonville Veterans Invitational, a $1B sports investment fund, and Oregon Tech Foundation’s $1M donation campaign.
Discover more in our latest roundup. Please remember to LIVE GENEROUSLY!
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK
TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING JULY 14, 2024
- July 14 — Just Baseball Media announces first charity auction at MLB All-Star Weekend in Arlington, Texas
- July 13 — Mayor Devlin welcomes Sunshine Rally to Lake Placid, marking the start of a 900-mile charity drive through the Northeast
- July 13 — Boy Scout Jonathan Dubiel spends summer raising funds for Lafferty Veterans Memorial with July 27 chicken dinner fundraiser in Flushing, Ohio
- July 13 — Community group proposes new athletic complex for Rugby School’s softball team in North Dakota
- July 13 — Jacksonville veterans invitational hosts hockey tournament on July 26-27 in Florida to raise funds for veteran charities
- July 12 — Star athlete-backed fund aims to raise $1B for sports teams with Avenue Capital Group, involving Stephen Curry, Candace Parker, and Michael Strahan
- July 11 — Oregon Tech Foundation launches athletics fieldhouse campaign with $1M donation from Klamath Falls residents Glen and Sherry Thomet
- July 11 — Olympic marathoner Malindi Elmore hosts fundraiser for KidSport Kelowna with special documentary screening on July 23 at Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna.
- July 11 — US appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws
- July 11 — Houston Dynamo Football Club to support and celebrate Houston with 713 H-Town Night
- July 11 — ‘A great day to be a cowboy’: $4.56 million raised on WyoGives Day
- July 11 — Marina High School sports program raises $36,000 from firework sales in Huntington Beach, California
- July 10 — American Century Championship: Popular Fantasy Golf returns, $10,000 donation and trips for 2
- July 10 — Flivver Field fundraising well underway
- July 10 — Knights Golf Teams to host fundraiser tournament on August 3 at Sistersville Country Club in Tyler County, West Virginia
- July 10 — Rubber ducks star in offbeat 4th of July fundraiser as Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico hosts FITaos event raising money for scholarships
- July 10 — Josey Scott’s Saliva to perform at fundraiser event Friday
- July 9 — Cowboys Star Micah Parsons will host charity carnival, football camp in Harrisburg, PA on July 15
- July 9 — The “307 Campaign” seeks to unite the University of Wyoming community, alumni, fans and supporters
- July 9 — University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Athletics to host 16th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser on August 22 at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro, Maine
- July 9 — Caldwell School District in Idaho passes $100 pay-to-play fee for middle and high school student-athletes starting this school year
- July 9 — CPC and PFC launch “IGNITE the Light” virtual seats fundraising initiative to support Canadian Paralympic athletes, aiming to raise $1 million by September 8, 2024
- July 8 — Portland Orangetheory coach fired; company pledges $17K to charities in Oregon after missing donations scandal exposed
- July 8 — Reform UK MP says he will give salary to charity
- July 8 — Blueprint NIL Collective to host golf fundraiser on July 17 at Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach, Florida, supporting FIU student-athletes
- July 8 — USD Athletics launches Torero Athletic Fund as official fundraising arm for University of San Diego starting July 8, 2024
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