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NHLPA’s Goals & Dreams Partners with HNIC

The NHLPA and CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada are teaming up to donate hockey equipment to grassroots programs around the world.
The NHLPA’s Goals & Dreams fund is celebrating its 10th anniversary by going on a 10-country tour in 10 days, donating around $125,000 US worth of equipment to cities across the globe.
HNIC is sending a [...]

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Would You Like Your Favre Jersey Well Done?

The day that Brett Favre announced that he would play for the Minnesota Vikings this season, fans in Minnesota and Green Bay were quick to circle October 5th on their calendars. This Monday night, Favre will face his old team for the first time since retiring from the Packers after the 2007 season. [...]

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Amobi Okoye Returns to Native Nigeria with a Group of Other NFL Players; Leinert and Bryant in the News

A group of NFL players have embarked on a community-building trip to Nigeria. Matt Leinert is teeing up his first charity golf tournament, and Steeler Fernando Bryant returned home to host an MSA event.

Nigeria Trip: Houston Texans DT Amobi Okoye is taking a community-building trip to his native Nigeria this month, along with Texans [...]

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Kyle Petty Brings Back Dream Team Challenge; Smoke Saves a Dog and Dale Jr. Sports Foundation Logo

Kyle Petty’s charity motorcycle ride is still going strong in its 15th year. For 2009, the ride brings back its grassroots Dream Team Challenge to support Victory Junction. Then, after the jump, Stewart and Dale Jr. show off the good in sport.

Kyle Petty: The 15th Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is [...]

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Jackie Robinson Foundation Preserves Jackie’s Legacy

MLB.com’s Tim Ott was on the ground during the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s 2009 Scholars Annual Networking Weekend, which culminated in the Foundation’s annual awards dinner, held March 16.
Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel, felt that establishing the Jackie Robinson Foundation “was the best way to preserve her husband’s legacy.”

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News Bytes: Catching Up On the Week’s Stories

This week’s lead is Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who donated his signature gold shoes to help Children of Jamaica Outreach. After the jump, poker star Jennifer Harman hosts successful charity tourney, then there’s soccer development in Miami and a look at charitable giving within the surf culture.

Usain Bolt: Olympic Gold Medalist Usain Bolt, of Jamaica, [...]

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Nominations Open for 2009 Steve Patterson Award

The Sports Philanthropy Project has opened nominations for the 2009 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy.
The award acknowledges professional sports organizations and individual athlete philanthropies that have made an exceptional effort in deploying all their unique resources toward a mission that serves and improves the lives of others.
The 2008 winners include the [...]

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News Bytes: Catching Up On the Week’s Stories

Golf takes the top this week, with the Mike Weir Foundation being named an official charity of the RBC Canadian Open. Plus, Tiger’s foundation announced a matching donations effort. Also after the jump, bytes on Michael Phelps, Athletics for Kids and reader suggestions from the West Coast.

Mike Weir: RBC and the Royal Canadian [...]

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Editor’s Note: Introducing the Weekly

I’ve been at this daily grind for 18 months, but starting in March Progress Avenue is moving to a weekly publication. Look for updates on Mondays. My commitment to this project has not wavered. However, I’ve learned a few things along the way and I’m confident a weekly edition will be an [...]

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What’s Part of the Game and What’s Cheating? Survey Hopes to Answer That and Much More

The Josephson Institute of Ethics is currently running new 10-minute sportsmanship self-assessments:

Take the self-assessment for athletes

Take the self-assessment for coaches, parents, and administrators

The Institue hopes these assessments provoke vigorous debate about what’s right and wrong in sports. What’s part of the game and what’s cheating? What are you willing to do to [...]

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Warner Bros. Release New Charlie Brown DVD Focused on Sportsmanship

Peanuts: You’re a Good Sport Charlie Brown (0:58)
Warner Bros. just released Peanuts: You’re a Good Sport Charlie Brown on DVD this week. In the story, Charlie Brown, “the famous sports failure,” competes against Peppermint Patty and the Masked Marvel (alias Snoopy) in a charity motocross race, with the winner getting two tickets to the [...]

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Make-A-Wish Ultimate Sports Auction Slated for March, CBS Sports’ James Brown to Host

Make-A-Wish Ultimate Sports Auction (4:21)
The 2009 Make-A-Wish Ultimate Sports Auction is set for March 27 in Fort Lauderdale.
The event is billed as the only charity event of its kind that features coaches and players from all the South Florida teams. CBS Sports “NFL Today” host James “JB” Brown will host the event, which gives [...]

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