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New York Giants provide themselves to others during holiday season

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 30, 2009

Amid all of the other priorities that football players have this time of year, three players of the New York Giants found time to give back to their own charities and provide cheer or inspiration to those who need them: http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2009/12/charitable_work_by_ny_giants_g.html

RHCP Kiedis shops for Cambodian poor

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 21, 2009

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is hosting a shopping fundraiser for the poor communities of Cambodia. He is doing this on behalf of the efforts of Cambodian’s Children’s Fund and guests can present donations and/or gifts to the boutique in Hollywood. http://www.shopforacause.us.com/

The Arquettes are selling tees for Darfur

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 18, 2009

Courtney Cox Arquette and her husband David are selling t-shirts for charity to aid the efforts in Darfur, a catastrophe that has been largely forgotten by most denizens of the Western hemisphere:   http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/courteney-cox-and-david-arquette-save-darfur-lovers-213382/

John McEnroe and Melanie Oudin volley for Baltimore’s charities

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 16, 2009

Last week, tennis stars John McEnroe and Melanie Oudin played in a charity exhibition for Pam Shriver’s 24th annual Baltimore Community Foundation Tennis Challenge.   McEnroe was his usual self, jabbering away and making sure all the calls went his way: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.tennis10dec10,0,5006023.story

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel et al. are aiding Klimanjaro trek

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 14, 2009

Pop Icons Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are among the group of many to aid Dr. Greg Allgood who is attempting to climb Mt. Klimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa, to create awareness about the lack of pure water worldwide.  http://trueslant.com/josephtreaster/2009/12/12/justin-timberlake-jesica-biel-lupe-fiasco-kenna-on-kilimanjaro/
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Soccer stars play on the same team for impoverished nations

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 11, 2009

Soccer legends Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo are playing for the first time on the same team against SLBenfica All Star team in January. The stars have joined up to end global poverty with the help of the United Nations Development Program: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Ronaldo-Zidane-to-play-in-match-against-poverty/articleshow/5326904.cms

Tigers lose more than stats in Granderson trade

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 10, 2009

When all is said and done, baseball is a business.  There are some unenviable tasks that are necessary in order to keep the product, in this case the Detroit Tigers, moving forward.  The  general manager, Dave Dombrowski, stated that trading Curtis Granderson was one of the more difficult moves he has had to make because [...]

If Lebron James played for free, would that create a larger legacy?

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 9, 2009

LeBron James is one of the premier faces of the NBA throughout the United States and globally.  In a recent Sports Illustrated article, a writer proposes that what might happen if LeBron played for $1 and how that would exponentially increase his global image: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1162919/index.htm

Clemson Head Coach among those at golf tourney for SC charities

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 9, 2009

Dabo Swinney, the head football coach for Clemson University, are among the high-profile commitments of the 10th annual BMW golf pro-am for South Carolina Charities. Also involved are Kurt Russell, Oliver Hudson, Patrick Warburton among others:  http://news.sc/2009/12/09/bmw-announces-celebrities-for-pro-am-tournament-benefiting-sc-charities/

Chris Draft visits children in hospital

Posted by: Legacy Direct on: December 8, 2009

Buffalo Bills LB Chris Draft visited hospitalized children on Monday as part of a football clinic:  http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Draft-visits-with-special-children/5caca92e-6e14-495c-a330-1b678666dd7c


 

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