sports

College Athlete Gladly Ends His Shot Put Career to Donate Bone Marrow

Posted on April 26, 2013

             Cameron Lyle, a college student at the University of New Hampshire, is giving up the final weeks of his shot put athletic career in order to donate bone marrow to a 28 year old man with Leukemia who has been given six months to live.  The decision for him Continue Reading »

Give Running

Posted on June 27, 2012

                                                       In a beautifully written article by Greg Woodburn, the founder of Give Running, an organization that “teaches youth through running, the character traits and skills that serve as Continue Reading »

Reaching Jewish Men Through Ultimate Frisbee

Posted on September 1, 2011

     I just read an amazing article / op-ed titled, “Ultimate Frisbee and the Next Generation of Jewish Men.”  In the article, Daniel S. Brenner writes about the post-Bar Mitzvah drop off rate and how it is particularly high for boys / men.  The article explores ways to reach out to teens especially in a Continue Reading »

Major League Baseball Teams Step UP to Give Back

Posted on August 14, 2011

     In an article in the LA Times titled, “Major League Baseball Teams Step Up to Give Back,” Kevin Baxter highlights the amazing philanthropy that the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, and Detroit Tigers do and make a priority of doing year after year.  Using their status as baseball players for good, the neighborhoods Continue Reading »