ANNOUNCEMENT: Leigh Steinberg, CEO of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment has agreed to be the keynote speaker for the Sports Philanthropy World Congress. Here is the full lineup of panels, speakers and sponsorship for the Sports Philanthropy World Congress August 9, 2019, in Chicago. Make sure you are part of this special day!!
While the Women’s World Cup Final was the spotlight and the US Women are touring the country engaging young girls and boys with their energy and enthusiasm, there was a very busy week of major philanthropy events. We were fortunate to attend the Laureus Youth Sports Summit which was a fantastic two day experience in Los Angeles. Then ESPN toook center stage with the Humanitarian Awards and the ESPYs. Look for our coverage of those events this coming week.
- July 12, 2019 – Bubba Watson announced that he would donate $20,000 to the First Tee of Greater Detroit in honor of Dan Gilbert in efforts to improve the city
- July 12, 2019 – ConnectSport “Stronger Communities through Sport” Award encourages social integration through sport
- July 11, 2019 – Carolina Panthers WR Torrey Smith dontaes $185,000 for recreation park in hometown of Colonial Beach, VA
- July 11, 2019 – PeacePlayers believes that sport changes everything and that is why they partnered with Nike and its community ambassador team to inspire kids to get into the game
- July 11, 2019 – Laureus USA The State of Sport for Good 2019 which explores the trends in the US sector of organizations using sport for social chance
- July 11, 2019 – Brad Frost, the Head Coach for the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey team talks about the importance parents should place on avoiding child specialization in one sport
- July 10, 2019 – At the ESPY Awards helps raise $100M for the Jim Valvano Foundation. The fight isn’t over until we find a cure
- July 10, 2019 – Jimmy V Award Winner Rob Mendez says if he could, he’d give an ESPY to Tom Brady for being an inspiration to him
- July 10, 2019 – The Philadelphia Eagles have updated their Philanthropy game plan this year by awarding grants to specific research projects
- July 10, 2019 – Coach Rob Mendez is the definition of inspiration who was born with no arms or legs
- July 10, 2019 – Senator Joe Manchin introduced a bill to force the issue of equal pay for the US women’s team, which is suing US Soccer over what they charge is unfair pay
- July 9, 2019 – Retired NFL player Chris Long and Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire have been honored at the fifth Sports Humanitarian Awards
- July 9, 2019 – Why aren’t kids playing sports? There is an astounding amount of information showing that kids are not involved with sports as a kid because of finances
- July 9, 2019 – Up2UsSports and the Baltimore Ravens have partnered up to bring more coaches to Baltimore to serve middle and high school teams
- July 8, 2019 – T-Mobile donated $250K to Little League Baseball and Softball at the MLB Home Run Derby as well as adding a $5K per magenta bonus ball home run
- July 8, 2019 – Annemarie Elsom talks at the Youth Leadership Summit about young leaders in the community and how they can get things done efficiently
- July 8, 2019 – Matt Meyersohn, Senior Director of External Affairs for MENTOR speaks at the Youth Leadership Summit about how Sport plays a huge role in mentoring and relationships
- July 8, 2019 – Nichol Whiteman, CEO of the Dodgers Foundation touches on the importance fo building 50+ Dodger Dreamfields in LA
- July 8, 2019 – Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Johnson speaks at the Youth Leadership Summit in Los Angeles about how his hope is that young people realize their potential and grow
- July 8, 2019 – Kelli Stewart the co-founder of LEADAtlanta discusses how her program uses baseball in a very specific way to help young men overcome crime, poverty and racism
- July 8, 2019 – SportTechie reports that AliPay has committed $1 Billion over 10 years to develop women’s Soccer in China
- July 8, 2019 – Cédric Braquetti, Deputy Permanent to the Monaco UN are discussing the Sports for Climate Action Framework, a document that will serve as a global tool to unite the sports community and reach their goals
- July 8, 2019 – Stacey Jones is a PE Teacher and Rugby Coach and after spending time with the Bhubesi Pride Foundation, she is now focusing on global citizenship education and bridging the gap between schools and volunteer projects
- July 8, 2019 – Check out the terrific young leaders from LEADAtlanta that are ready to represent themselves and what they do at the Laureus USA Youth Summit
- July 7, 2019 – Nike presents an advertisement for the Women’s National Soccer Team about their race and support for the World Cup
- July 7, 2019 – Learn how you can help girls reach their potential on and off the playing field from the Aspen Institute
- July 7, 2019 – National Public Radio made a nationwide poll that showed how Sports has an amazing benefit to a Child’s mind and heart when played in your childhood
- July 7, 2019 – Marques Sullivan, former NFL Football player still finds time in his day to read to our world’s most precious natural resource – our Children!
- July 7, 2019 – A Special needs drum corps from Long Island was invited to compete in the world championships and will be the first time a special needs drum and bugle corps has been selected
- July 6, 2019 – How Athletes can use their offseason to give back to their communities
- July 6, 2019 – Ex-NFL Star Wide Receiver Donald Driver has experienced Cancer in his family and now is helping kids in his community forget Cancer for a day
- July 6, 2019 – Proactive Coaching has made a chart to make illustrate to people our reaction to adversity and why Growth is important
