BREAKING NEWS
SUPPORT SWC WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET... IT'S EASY AND FREE!!
Just go to www.GoodSearch.com and enter “Sports for the World’s Children Foundation” as the charity you wish to support. SWC will earn a penny every time you search the Internet! GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
Your Internet shopping can also benefit SWC... Just to go www.GoodShop.com, a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting SWC!
Thank you! And feel free to spread the work to your family and friends...
NEWS
The Sports for the World’s Children Foundation and Hornblower Cruises Team Up to Benefit Children in Mexico
SAN FRANCISCO, November 10, 2007 – Despite the oil the spill, there are some good things happening on San Francisco Bay. On Friday, November 16, the Sports for the World’s Children Foundation (SWC) and Hornblower Cruises will embark on a 6-day ocean journey on the M/V Freedom to deliver hundreds of pounds of donated sports equipment to children in need in Mexico. More...
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association features Sports for the World's Children on their community home page in conjunction with the 2007 MLB All-Star Game in San Francisco
"Recently, BTF sat down with Ms. Ina to discuss her organization, her passion for the game of baseball and what giving back has done for her. In the process, we discovered that with inspiration, passion and hard work everyday people can become All-Stars to children around the world." More... (click on "Q&A with Sports for the World's Children")
UPCOMING EVENTS
Apr. 19-27, 2008 • "Following Freedom" Volunteer Trip to Mexico
Join us for a truly inspirational trip to Mexico, and help distribute much needed sports equipment to the children in and around Los Barriles and La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Deposits are due February 15, 2008. More...
July, 2008 • 11th Annual "They are Worthy" Benefit Softball Tournament
(San Francisco, CA)
(Details coming soon!)
RECENT EVENTS
Sept. 22, 2007 • 10th Anniversary Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation / Reunion
(Jillian's at Metreon, San Francisco, CA)
Local radio station Alice Radio's morning DJ, "No Name," was the Master of Ceremonies at the early dinner event that celebrated 10 years of service, honored various organizational supporters and individual volunteers, and reunited volunteers from around the country. Words of appreciation from SWC Founder/Executive Director can be found here.
Partial listing of honorees included:
Corporate: Alaska Airlines, YMCA of San Francisco
Individual: Emery Clay III (CA volunteer), Kellee Fong (CA volunteer), Martha Perez (CA Board Director), James O'Neil (MA volunteer), Fred White (WA volunteer)
DVD copies of the 10th Anniversary video tribute, "All Stars - Going the Extra Mile," are now available. More...
July 14 & 15, 2007
10th Annual "They are Worthy" Benefit Softball Tournament
Moscone Recreation Center, San Francisco, CA
SWC's 10th annual "They are Worthy" Benefit Softball Tournament, held in San Francisco on July 14 and 15 at Moscone Recreation Center, was a great success. Approximately $2,700 was raised and hundreds of pounds of sports equipment donations were collected from participating players and teams, all for for SWC programs.
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Oct. 31 - Nov. 7, 2006
"Turning a Double Play" Volunteer Trip to Mexico
14 volunteers from four (4) states helped deliver more than 3,500 pounds of much needed sports equipment to over 2,800 deserving kids in 22 different leagues, schools, and sports clubs in Loreto, Ignacio Zaragoza, Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Ciudad Insurgentes, Ligui, Valle Santo Domingo, La Poza Grande, and Cuidad Constitucion, BCS, Mexico. More...
Highlights
July 8 & 9, 2006
9th Annual "They are Worthy" Benefit Softball Tournament
San Francisco, CA
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Dec. 4-11, 2005
"Communities Play" Volunteer Trip to Mexico
Ten (10) volunteers from four (4) states helped deliver more than 2,600 pounds of much needed sports equipment to over 2,400 deserving kids in 16 different leagues, schools, and sports clubs in Loreto, San Javier, and Ciudad Insurgentes, BCS, Mexico.
Highlights
July 9 & 10, 2005
8th Annual "They are Worthy" Benefit Softball Tournament
San Francisco, CA
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Feb. 12, 2005
An evening of dinner and comedy with Hockey Legend Ray Bourque
Turner Hill Golf & Racquet Club, MA
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Sept. 27, 2004
Celebrity Benefit Golf Tournament
Turner Hill Country Club, MA
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NEWS
Major League Baseball Grant Supports SWC
Sports for the World's Children is pleased to announce that it recently received a grant from The Baseball Tomorrow Fund to support its work. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.
"Major League Baseball and its players are committed to increasing youth participation in baseball," said Cathy Bradley, Executive Director of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund. "The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is proud to support organizations such as Sports for the World's Children that are committed to establishing programs that provide quality baseball/softball experiences for youth throughout the world."
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