News World Congress of Sport March 19, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA Earlier this year, skateboarding icon Tony Hawk, in partnership with Athletes for Hope, began a discussion among his professional peers centered on the question Do athletes have an obligation to give back?” Contemporaries from Steve Nash to Mia Hamm Feb. 22, 2010 - Vancouver, Canada CONGRATULATIONS to all of our AFH Vancouver Winter Olympians! These athletes truly epitomize excellence and continue to do amazing things within their sport and throughout their communities. We are proud to recognize these Olympians as AFH members January 19, 2010 - Washington, D.C. Athletes for Hope’s multi-phased social media campaign Who Gives?”, designed to spark conversation and garner support around athlete philanthropy has come to a close, raising over $250,000 for over 50 charities and culminating with more than 35 January 18, 2010 MIAMI- January 18, 2010 The Athletes Relief Fund for Haiti,founded by NBA legend Alonzo Mourning and Miami HEAT all-star Dwyane Wade, has received pledges totaling more than $800,000 from the sports community since its unique inception on January 12, 2010 Coach Bob Mackinnon Featured in Our Sports Central Boise, ID, January 12, 2010 - Coach Bob MacKinnon and the Idaho Stampede have joined Athletes for Hope's Who Gives? Racing for a Cause, the first ever virtual race that enables January 11, 2010 (January 11, 2010) - Breakers midfielder Kristine Lilly is encouraging others to give back to those less fortunate as part of the Who Gives? Racing for a Cause campaign by Athletes for Hope, the charitable organization assists athletes in January 7, 2010 01/07/2010 Because I want to take care of it, and feed it, and play with it, and we will be best friends, exclaimed my little nephew when asked why he wanted a hamster so bad. Pets can play an important role in a family. They can lighten a mom's January 5, 2010 6 beach stars in on Athletes for Hope campaign By: AVP Staff, on 01/05/2010 AVP athletes are seeking support to raise money and awareness for a worthy cause, and you can help. Current pros Nicole Branagh, Brittany Hochevar, Angela Knopf, Jenn December 10, 2009 By: Ian Wilhelm, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Are professional athletes obligated” to give back? The Nascar driver Jeff Gordon, football quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and other sports stars are debating this question on the blog of Athletes for September 11, 2009 On September 11th, Athletes for Hope connected over 70 professional and Olympic athletes with over 40 charitable causes throughout the country to help make a lasting difference in their local communities. The connections were made as part of Athletes Athletes for Hope connects athletes across the country with charities for first official September 11th Day of Service Washington, D.C., (September 2, 2009) Athletes for Hope, a non-profit organization April 27, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA Athletes for Hope: Sports Philanthropy (Monday April 27, 2009) Andre Agassi used to be called the punisher on the tennis court, but since retirement he has become a builder. Agassi founded a school for disadvantaged youth March 26, 2009 - Denver, CO Athletes for Hope presented a panel on March 26th at Sportaccord in Denver, CO. Led by AFH founders Andre Agassi and Andrea Jaeger and AFH member and Paralympics superstar Chris Waddell, the panel discussed the merger and the importance of sports and March 25, 2009 Athletes for Hope, a non-profit founded by an elite group of professional athletes with a shared passion for philanthropy, announced participation in a series of events in the coming weeks that will empower professional athletes to follow their February 11, 2009 By Tom Hoffarth Without making this sound like an infomercial, breaking up your SportsCenter story on the latest athlete gone bad, here's the contents of an email we received recently that would have been easy to cynically delete and January 15, 2009 - Washington, DC Athletes for Hope, a non-profit organization founded by an elite group of athletes with a shared passion for philanthropy, announced today that it has been awarded a $400,000 grant by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The grant will strengthen and promote January 15, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV Posted by: Darren Rovell Andre Agassi’s credentials are impressive. Eight grand slams, an Olympic gold medal and a permanent place in sports fashion and endorsement. But what you might not know that Andre Agassi will probably go down January 5-6, 2009 – Orem, UT Athletes for Hope was invited to present to all of the NBA D-League Teams at the D-League Showcase in Orem, UT. The Showcase brought together all D-League teams and players for 4 days of basketball. AFH CEO Ivan Blumberg put on two Education January 2009 - New York, NY Athletes for Hope and national partner Do Something.org have collaborated to create an AFH Athlete Interview Feature on the Celebs Gone Good blog. Each month, Athletes for Hope will connect Celebs Gone Good with a member athlete to interview about January 2009 - Washington, DC Athletes for Hope is thrilled to welcome Ellie Cox and Chris Wyttenbach - the newest members of the AFH staff. Ellie is our new Development Director and Chris is our Program Manager who will focus on implementing Athletes for Hope’s current and | PDF version of the AFH playbook is available now |
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