We launched a Facebook campaign, the first in our ten year history, entitled – GIVE THE GIFT OF SPORT on sportforgood.org
Backed by the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, who feature on the website, including Boris Becker, Sir Bobby Charlton, Marcel Desailly, Tony Hawk and Martina Navratilova, GIVE THE GIFT OF SPORT aims to get people actively involved in Sport for Good, by participating in events, sharing information and donating funds.
The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation helped over 1 Million children over the last 10 Years
This time Laureus Chairman Edwin Moses took children from the Laureus-supported Sport for All project in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, to watch the England World Cup team play a practice match against local team Platinum Stars in Moruleng.
Laureus England Team visit
Fabio Capello with Laureus Kids
Edwin Moses with the Laureus Kids at the US Footbal Team's Camp
Sunday the Laureus kids from the Soweto Schools Rugby Project visited the US Team’s training camp with Edwin Moses. The kids were thrilled to see the team and to be able to tak e pictures you can see here.
Edwin Moses at the price giving ceremony with Lakruwan and Manu
Lakruwan and Manu (Seeningama Sport for Life Programme beneficiaries) recently participated in a LSFG project exchange where they met 4 other participants from the Laureus Sport for Good Network ( Indigo Youth Movement and Soweto Rugby Schools Programme)
Here are their impressions
Children standing on horses at CSI Mercedes Event
The large audience at the Mercedes-CSI show was treated to a special presentation before the traditional main event on Sunday, when children and young people from the one-year-old Laureus Cavallo project gave an exciting display of their horse-riding abilities. The project, which promotes social skills among children and young people through their contact with horses, will be expanded in Switzerland during 2010 in response to strong demand. Read more
