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Check out the link below to read the Miami Herald article about Tim Hardaway helping out in the Miami community during swimming safety lessons for blind and visually impaired students! http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/20/1737920/former-heat-player-hardaway-promotes.html Photo taken by Marsha Halper (Miami Herald Staff)

After the final round of the British Open, golfer PHIL MICKELSON flew to Newark for the start of this week’s Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, which is “sort of a summer camp for science teachers, where third, fourth and fifth grade teachers come to learn how to improve their teaching of math and science,” according to [...]

Credo: Chris Draft By: Leah Fabel Examiner Staff Writer July 18, 2010 Chris Draft (Andrew Harnik/Examiner)   Chris Draft, 34, is every bit a football player — from his emphasis on physical fitness to his ease in recalling the win-loss record of any given team, any given year. But by all accounts he’s one of [...]

REDSKINS LINEBACKER CHRIS DRAFT AND THEARC TACKLE LITERACY WITH A SCREENING OF THE BLIND SIDE AND FREE BOOKS TO COMMUNITY YOUTH  July 7, 2010 — Washington, DC — Washington Redskins player, Chris Draft, Founder of Project Blind Side, and the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) will host a screening of Oscar, NAACP Image [...]

The Baltimore Orioles, through their OriolesREACH initiative, are teaming with the Baltimore City Public Schools to support education initiatives for the city’s youth. The partnership, in its second year, includes ticket donations and pregame recognition at Camden Yards for outstanding students and teachers. The effort is sponsored by T. Rowe Price. From SportsBusinessJournal.com’s “Coast to [...]

A new partnership between the Philadelphia Union and the American Red Cross is designed to raise awareness of the importance of donating blood. The MLS club is hosting a blood drive at its PPL Park home on July 24.  The Red Cross was the title sponsor of the Union’s match scheduled for this past Saturday [...]

Washington Redskins Lorenzo Alexander and teammate Kedric Golston are spearheading the Ride to Provide, a family-oriented charity bike ride down the W&OD Railroad Regional Park Trail in Northern Virginia.  Check out the full article on CSNWashington.com at: http://www.csnwashington.com/07/06/10/The-Redskins-Lorenzo-Alexander-Is-Giving/landing_v3.html?blockID=266789&feedID=6355

Check out the article link below from NFL Join the Team about how the KC “Chiefs Community Caring Team” is making a difference in the community! https://www.jointheteam.com/features/?f=734&t=13

Check out the Orlando Sentinel article about how the Orlando Magic are making a difference in the community…one reading and learning center at a time! http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2010/06/magic-unveil-their-8th-reading-and-learning-center.html

Click here to check out photos on the Shane Victorino Foundation Facebook Page from Shane’s visit to the Nicetown Boys & Girls Club in Philadelphia on June 21st! Also, click here to read Philly.com’s article about Shane’s visit!