Jul
28
Thousands of Athletes Set to Participate in the 2010 National Kidney Foundation’s U.S. Transplant Games
July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The National Kidney Foundation 2010 U.S. Transplant Games will be held July 30 to August 4 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Started in 1982 with a group of determined transplant athlete pioneers gathered in Texas for the first regional Transplant Games, it has evolved into an Olympic–style, multi-day event for athletes who have received life–saving organ transplants [...]
Jul
21
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon Set for Sep. 19, 2010 – “Cross that Bridge”
July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon press conference and rally took place today in Market Square in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, marking two months before the start of the inaugural Sept. 19 race. Race fan, dignitaries and sponsors were on hand to show their support.
Steve Nearman, founder and event manager, and an Alexandria businessman, said [...]
Jul
16
Redskins Linebacker Chris Draft hosts “Project Blind Side” Book Giveaway Event
July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Washington Redskins linebacker Chris Draft, founder of Project Blind Side, and the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) hosted a screening of the Oscar-nominated film “The Blind Side,” in an effort to tackle literacy. Free books were given to the community youth that attended the Southeast DC theater event.
The community screening was part of [...]
