ONLY THREE WEEKS AWAY!! The Sports Philanthropy World Congress is on August 9th in Chicago. Come join us to hear Leigh Steinberg and many other outstanding speakers providing insight into Sports Philanthropy.
As the summer heats up, take a look at these athletes and sports organizations turning up their performance in the community. Amazing stories this week about the Laureus Youth Sports Summit, Mandela Day 2019, players fighting for social justice and our Podcast with Jim Dower from Urban Initiatives.
- July 18, 2019 – Steph and Ayesha Curry have launched the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation. The mission is to help end childhood hunger, ensure universal access to quality education and enable healthy, active lifestyles
- July 18, 2019 – Today is MandelaDay2019! On this day of celebration, let us remember the inspiring words of Nelson Mandela on the power of sport
- July 18, 2019 – Chicago Cubs players attended the Fourth Annual NVRQT Goes Country and raised nearly $600K for pediatric cancer research
- July 18, 2019 – Lonnie Walker IV inspires kids at Reading High basketball camp
- July 18, 2019 – Sports Philanthropy Podcast’s host Roy Kessel sits down with Jim Dower, Founder of Urban Initiatives as he shares his insight and strategies for developing young leaders
- July 18, 2019 – A High School Sophomore sprinter from Washington shatters his competition despite being blind
- July 18, 2019 – The Pittsburgh Pirates Charities brought an Israeli baseball documentary to Pittsburgh to support the Jewish community
- July 17, 2019 – John, an 11-year-old New England Patriots fan fighting brain cancer in Albany, NY gets his wish granted on someday meeting Rob Gronkowski
- July 17, 2019 – Beyond Sports announced 2 new awards around UN Global Goals being reduced inequalities and Climate Action. They aim to raise awareness for organizations working to drive sustainable impact through sport
- July 17, 2019 – Jeff Ulbrich, Atlanta Falcons Linebackers coach hopes to change NFL culture these days after battling with Depression
- July 17, 2019 – After Yao Ming made Basketball relevant in China and now being an executive in the CBA, he wants to help grow the future of Chinese Basketball Stars in the NBA
- July 16, 2019 – Philadelphia Eagles’ players Chris Long and Malcolm Jenkins do everything in their power to help the Clean Slate Act become a law
- July 16, 2019 – Retired Titans Linebacker Derrick Morgan is one of several athletes that wants to use their own funds to revitalize communities through education, social justice and the environment
- July 16, 2019 – Global Athlete joins athletes in 8 countries asking the IOC to relax Rule 40, banning athletes from using their name, image or likeness for ads during the Olympics
- July 15, 2019 – Several foundations such as Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation and the Hockey Foundation have signed an MOU to promote sport as a powerful vehicle towards peace, social development and integration of vulnerable populations
- July 15, 2019 – Last week, the Laureus Youth Leadership Summit in Los Angeles went on gathering sports industry leaders, nonprofit executives and athletes attending to more than 100 youth from across the nation
- July 14, 2019 – Ari Kaplan speaks with Shaquille O’Neal at the MLB Home Run Derby about how Shaquille decides to help out little league baseball around the country
- July 14, 2019 – Sport & Exercise Dev SA releases an interesting article on how to choose the right pair of shoes to exercise and be outside with for your feet to be most comfortable
- July 14, 2019 – Unified Sports is bringing together the Special Olympics Canada community with their Day of Inclusion on Sat. July 20 at Tim Hortons locations to show the world that we are better together
- July 14, 2019 – LEAD Atlanta now has an Inner-City baseball field for kids to play baseball in their own backyard and it is all thanks to generous donations from organizations and individuals
- July 14, 2019 – Here is 100 Ways Sport and Recreation Benefits Communities around the United States
- July 13, 2019 – Global Sport Matters shares a stories about athletes sharing their mental health experiences and how it is important to eliminate the stigma about them
- July 13, 2019 – Billie Jean King has very high praise for Serena Williams and the way she carries herself on and off the court and how she sets an example for how we must fight to achieve equality for all
- July 13, 2019 – Tim Harrington with Wide Wonder has put forth amazing work for his fight against the stigma of addiction
- July 13, 2019 – Benjamin Watson, TE for the New England Patriots has an amazing perspective on what Fatherhood should look like and how to be a great dad
- July 13, 2019 – FIFA’s new rules say that referees can end a game if the crowds can’t stop being racist
- July 12, 2019 – Los Angeles Football Club offered a field trip/ tour of their Stadium for AmericaSCORES Summer Camp Kids
- July 12, 2019 – The Jordan McNair Foundation has dedicated their recent time to donate 100 Cold Water Tubs to sports families and athletes in the Community
- July 12, 2019 – Positive Coaching Alliance of Los Angeles worked with Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Anaheim to move forward with the Summer Character Program at Anaheim and Cypress Sites. Campers learn how to fill their emotional tanks
- July 12, 2019 – The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation teamed up with the Positive Coaching Alliance of Los Angeles and hosted the MLBRBI Western Regional Tournament Kick-Off and were able to bring kids from as far as Alaska and Mexicali, Mexico
- July 12, 2019 – The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation took a trip to the Franklin Institute with company from Drexel University and had an amazing time
- July 12, 2019 – Do you have bikes in your garage that you don’t use anymore? A local girls’ Triathlon team, Girls in the Game, is hard at work training for the Lifetime Fitness Youth Triathlon on August 24 and in need of bikes
- July 12, 2019 – Trevor Noah from the Daily Show touches again on the fact about the U.S. Soccer Pay Gap between Men and Women and this needs to change
