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		<title>Hornets Still Playing Big Part in New Orleans&#8217; Rebuilding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sports Network&#8217;s NBA Editor John McMullen wrote a feature story under the header, &#8220;Paul, Hornets Help New Orleans Rebuild.&#8221;





In the piece, the New Orleans Hornets kind of take a back seat to the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD), where the needs are.  McMullen noted that NORD &#8220;is working to restore the city&#8217;s communities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sixers&#8217; Dalembert Picks Up Community Assist Award; Foye&#8217;s Return to Philly Doubles as Fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s lead is the news that Philadelphia 76ers C Samuel Dalembert is the recipient of the NBA Community Assist Award for February.  Then after the jump, Villanova&#8217;s newspaper gives some pub to alum Randy Foye, Pistons Care to the tune of about a half million, and more.





Samuel Dalemert:The Sixers&#8217; Samuel Dalembert was honored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates Announce Fields for Kids Program to Construct and Renovate Area Ballfields</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>timglase</dc:creator>
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MLB.com&#8217;s Jennifer Langosch wrote the Pittsburgh Pirates announced the &#8220;Fields for Kids&#8221; program for the Pittsburgh community at PirateFest on Saturday.
Pirates Owner Bob Nutting said that &#8220;this new grant program, which will provide matching grants from $1,000 to $5,000 for improvements, construction and renovations for baseball and softball fields in the region.&#8221;
Nutting: &#8220;I really believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBA Cares: Nuggets Host Clinic for Special Olympians; Mavericks Salute Military</title>
		<link>http://progressavenue.org/?p=323</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>timglase</dc:creator>
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The Denver Nuggets hosted its Sixth Annual Denver Nuggets Basketball Clinic for Special Olympics Colorado at the Pepsi Center this week.  In all, 125 Special Olympians participated in this year&#8217;s program.  
Special Olympics Colorado VP of Programs Chaka Sutton said, &#8220;This basketball clinic just gets better each year.  The winter sports season [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bruins&#8217; Solid Performance on the Ice Helps This Year&#8217;s Charity Carnival Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>timglase</dc:creator>
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Boston Bruins Wives&#8217; Charity Carnival (1:29)
NECN&#8217;s Stephen Iandoli reported from the 19th annual Boston Bruins Wives&#8217; Charity Carnival this afternoon.  The event benefits the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.  Bruins players signed autographs, took pictures for and played video games with fans.  Iandoli: &#8220;And with the Bruins playing much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchise Tag: Orlando Magic Players Visit Disney Children&#8217;s Hospital Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Orlando Magic players Dwight Howard, J.J. Redick and Keith Bogans recently visited Disney&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital at Florida Hospital to spend some holiday time with children currently in the hospital.
ESPN.com&#8217;s John Denton covered the day under the header, &#8220;Howard Trades Smiles With Young Patient.&#8221;
Howard: &#8220;I&#8217;m a doctor and they all call me Dr. Giggles.  My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Thanks: Several Pro Teams Busy in Community this Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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With the NFL, NBA and NHL in full swing, several pro teams hit the pause button to give back this Thanksgiving.  Progress Avenue presents a round-up of what went on this holiday:
Anaheim Ducks: The Anaheim Ducks partnered with local nonprofit, We Give Thanks Inc. and La Casa Garcia restaurant to host its annual complimentary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB.com&#8217;s  &#8220;Baseball&#8217;s Giving Spirit&#8221; Series Shares the Heart of Major League Teams</title>
		<link>http://progressavenue.org/?p=132</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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MLB.com ran its annual &#8220;Baseball&#8217;s Giving Spirit&#8221; series, which profiles each team and their respective community efforts.
In a lead-off piece, MLB.com&#8217;s Mark Newman wrote under the header, &#8220;Baseball offers plenty to be thankful for.&#8221;  Newman includes the tireless work of personnel at the club levels to help local causes and give their time, sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchise Tag: Cardinals, Texans Helping Out During Thanksgiving Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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In Phoenix, Darren Urban notes that Arizona Cardinals players were at the Phoenix Rescue Mission yesterday to take part in the team&#8217;s annual “Help Feed The Hungry” Thanksgiving holiday dinner.
Cardinals QB Kurt Warner: &#8220;Some guys haven’t been here before, and this has become an annual thing for us, we know the people down here, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchise Tag: BC Lions Setting the Standard for CFL Teams in the Community</title>
		<link>http://progressavenue.org/?p=190</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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In Vancouver, Greg Douglas noted that at a national sports conference in Toronto on Tuesday, CFL VP George Chayka &#8220;spoke about the value of networking within the local community&#8221; and league Commissioner Mark Cohon acknowledged that &#8220;no team in the league does it better than&#8221; the BC Lions (Greg Douglas, Vancouver Sun, 11/15).
Read the entire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchise Tag: Suns, Spurs, Hornets and Jazz Keeping Busy Off the Court as Season Opens</title>
		<link>http://progressavenue.org/?p=210</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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The Phoenix Suns and Fulton Homes are bringing back the “Fulton Homes Proud to Own the Three-Point Zone” program a fourth year.  During games broadcast on Fox Sports Arizona, Fulton Homes will donate $150 to Suns Charities for each three-point basket made.  Last year, the Suns earned $37,950 for charity by ringing up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Wizards Launch Community Initiatives Program Called Wizards Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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The Washington Wizards have launched “Wizards Care,” an all-encompassing program that will serve as the focal point for all of the organization’s community initiatives moving forward. 
Wizards Care will reach out through programs such as:

Gilbert Scores For Schools (in which Gilbert Arenas will raise money for area schools by donating $150 for each point he [...]]]></description>
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