Jun
30
Buy a Gooooooal!
June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Felicidades España!
Euro 2008 is done and we have our champion. Twenty-two days in the beautiful countries of Austria and Switzerland have seen some amazing football. And while the German club could not buy a goal during the final, as part of a UEFA fundraising campaign, football fans everywhere can.
Score for the Red Cross is [...]
Jun
25
A record 11,005 fans packed Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium yesterday to watch New York City squeak by Long Island, 21-20 in the 13th annual Empire Challenge football game. Created in 1996, the contest is a matchup of local area, high school all-stars.
The Empire Challenge was created by NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason to [...]
Jun
20
Monday night, sports legends Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Joe Torre, Arnold Palmer and Wayne Gretzky were honored for their philanthropic work at Samsung’s seventh annual Four Seasons of Hope gala. Grammy award-winning musician Carlos Santana performed at the event which took place at New York’s Cipriani Wall Street. Funds raised went to benefit his [...]
Jun
17
Jorge Posada and the Heroes for Hope Gala
June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
The Jorge Posada Foundation’s Heroes for Hope celebration takes place tonight at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The annual gala raises funds and awareness for craniosynostosis (CS), a condition the All-Star catcher’s son, Jorge Jr. was diagnosed with when he was just 10 days old.
According to Teresa Segarra, executive director of the [...]
Jun
9
In Paris, BNP Paribas Hits Off-the-Court Winners
June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
J’aime Paris! So does Rafael Nadal! And so, too, does BNP Paribas.
The international banking network has been a major corporate sponsor of the French Open since 1973. Through their support of the Armand Trousseau Children’s Hospital in Paris, the tennis sponsors are also making a difference in children’s lives. In addition to funding various research [...]
Jun
7
Big Brown and a Belmont Bash
June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Belmont Stakes will take place this afternoon, with Big Brown making a run at Triple Crown history.
But the excitement for race fans began two days ago, on Thursday, June 5 when the New York Racing Association and The Jockey Club hosted the Rags to Riches Belmont Bash.
The event was held at The [...]
