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Dateline: July 7th - July 9th & beyond…
Locale: London, UK
The Moment: The Beyond Sport Summit
The Details: Beyond Sport seeks to celebrate and support any individual or group, from the grassroots to the global, with the goal to drive positive change through sport. We do this through the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards. The winners of the Awards will receive substantial funding, long-term support, and opportunities to network at the annual Beyond Sport Summit on July 7-9. The Official Shortlist has now been announced. Click here to find out more about the projects that have been identified to participate at the Beyond Sport Summit.
I will be attending this event all next week in London. It should be quite a special moment for me as I have the honor to partner with a clever innovation company, ?Whatif!, for the entire event. On Day 1 & 2, ?Whatif! and I will play the role of Host/Facilitator to the Beyond Sport shortlist social entrepreneurs and provide some teachable moments to further empower their work as human catalysts in their communities.On Day 3then I will host the Beyond Sport Awards with the founder of Beyond Sport, Nick Keller who is absolutely one of my kindred, catalytic spirits.
Here’s a bit more about Nick - Nick Keller is the Founder of Beyond Sport. It was a logical next step for someone who has spent nearly all his working life in sport. In 2000 he set up Benchmark Sport, an entrepreneurial sports company whose brands now include the Sport Industry Group (SIG), Square Mile Sport and Rugby ReUnion. During his career Nick has worked with, and consulted for, an array of blue-chip brands including Bloomberg, HSBC and Virgin Atlantic. He was awarded the Entrepreneurial Media Boss of the Year in 2003 and supports two London-based youth charities.
He has been inspired by sport since childhood and believes that as a restless fidgety pupil, sport was his saviour. Nick still enjoys tennis, running and cycling, and recently completed London’s Marathon and Triathlon. He didn’t enjoy either of these but he did have the idea for Beyond Sport in the shower after, for which he is eternally grateful to the pain, the cramp and the blisters.
Beyond Sport is a BIG moment for the sport for social change movement as human catalysts, thought leaders and business luminaries collide their points of view about the power of sport and engage in meaningful, call-to-action dialogue about sport’s capability to change lives!
A Ball Can Change the World!
Who has the power to make a difference - WE All Do! Join the YOUman Power movement and literally put your energy to good use by showing how you can Beat Gasoline!
Learn more GO PLAY!
Sponsor: YouthNoise
Campaign: What Do You Play For?
Rules: Click HERE to see complete campaign rules and regulations
Duration: March 25, 2009 12:00 AM (PT) - May 20, 2009 11:30 PM (PT)
Campaign 411:
Play City, a campaign created by YouthNoise in partnership with Nike, is giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “Be a good sport.” We believe sports have the power to energize individuals, revitalize communities and catalyze change in the world.
Provide an answer to this Q: “What Do You Play For?!”
We want to know how you are using sports to make a difference in your life, your community or the world as a whole.
HOW: Submit a photo that clearly demonstrates how you are using sports to make an impact, and tell us in detail what cause or purpose you play for. Whether you play basketball to stay happy and healthy, run marathons to benefit local charities or coach soccer to empower young women, we want to hear your story. You could win the grand prize of $500 cash or scholarship!
Show me the $:
Grand Prize: One winner, selected by YouthNoise from the top 250 highest scoring entries, will win $500 cash or scholarship.
Most Viral: One winner, selected by YouthNoise from the top 250 Most Viral entries, will win $500 cash or scholarship. Learn about Most Viral.
Sign-Up Sweepstakes: Five winners, who sign up to receive information from YouthNoise by filling out the form in the Campaign Highlights area of the “What Do You Play For?” campaign or that opt-in from the Submit Entry tab, will be randomly selected to win $100 cash or scholarship.
Special Katalyst SHOUTOUT to Trina Chiasson/YouthNoise Play City Blogger who provided the “headsup” for this great power of sport effort by our next generation of human catalysts and citizens. Thanks, Trina!
From the desk of Jeremy Goldberg…
Dear Friends, Family and Colleagues,
I am pleased to share with you some BIG news!. In partnership with FUNDaFIELD and Sport Court, we are pleased to announce that Uganda will now be the home to an official Street Soccer Pitch. This is the first Street Soccer pitch of its kind, and it will be located in Northern Uganda. This will be a space for community engagement, soccer tournaments, educational programs, and income-generating activities.
We could not have done this without the long hours and months of support and interest by a variety of individuals and colleagues, from FUNDaFIELD who builds fields for youth and kids in Africa, Sport Court’s incredible, state-of the art modular surfacing, Street Soccer USA and Africa Sports Outreach.
In addition, through the help of our staff in Uganda, and through the efforts of volunteers in-country and soon to be headed to Uganda, we will further realize this dream in Northern Uganda… that as Kevin Carroll Katalyst says, “A ball can change your life.”
We look forward to hearing from you. Appreciate your support and feedback, and commitment to the efforts of the global sports for social change movement. And, of course, stay tuned, there will be updates as the pitch is developed over the coming months. The official inauguration of the pitch will take place early this summer!
Best,
Jeremy M. Goldberg
Founder/GYPA
JMG continues to do “human catalyst” work for the wonderful people/souls in Northern Uganda - well done, Jeremy…well done!
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