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Winter X Games Community Outreach - Go Girl Go/PYW

Winter X 2004, Team ESPN arranged a Play Your Way Girls Day on-site at Buttermilk Mtn.

Activities for 9-12 year old girls included a meet and greet at Team ESPN tent, goody bags from X Games, lunch in ESPN's VIP tent and a presentation by ESPN Talent Linda Cohn, and X Games athletes who spoke about what it was like to become a successful X Games athlete. Later, the 25 girls were treated to a snow skate clinic in Play Your Way Park.


ESPN Deportes Community Outreach

ESPN Deportes is the brand under which ESPN Inc. has been serving U.S. Hispanic sports fans since 2000. ESPN Deportes is committed to helping promote sports in the Hispanic community by creating and supporting programs that educate and enrich young Latinos about sports through clinics and educational outreach programs.

Soccer Clinics
ESPN Deportes hosted a soccer clinic for the New Britain Boys & Girls Club to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Football Clinics
In an effort to educate Latinos about American Football, ESPN Deportes has hosted various football clinics in collaboration with the National Football League for youth in various communities.

Baseball Clinics
ESPN Deportes has held a baseball clinic with Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda and 30 kids in Puerto Rico with a local not-for-profit organization.

International Community Outreach

ESPN international offices provide support to various sports-related outreach programs on a global level. Their interests often leverage the power of sports to encourage the continued development of goodwill efforts worldwide.

Caravana Do Esporte

ESPN Brazil host a sports caravan where they take several sports celebrities to poor communities. During the visit they provide the community with the opportunity to learn and develop their knowledge and skills in sports. It also provides an outlet for social inclusion.

ESPN Radio - Don't Ever Give Up V Foundation Auction

ESPN Radio held its second annual "Don't Ever Give Up V Foundation Auction" in July 2006. The day-long interactive radiothon -- featured a variety of items and experiences ranging from autographed jerseys to hosting your own podcast to VIP experiences at sporting events and ESPN headquarters -- it was promoted on all of ESPN Radio's national programs. As a complement to the on-air auctions, an on-line component through www.espnradio.com and www.espn.com .

The event is one of Team ESPN's corporate outreach initiatives which coincided with the ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic and the ESPY Awards Show.  Net proceeds benefited The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

X Games Community Outreach - Summer X

Skateboarder Paul Rodriguez, ESPN's Play Your Way spokesperson was on hand to talk to approximately 300 kids from local Boys and Girls clubs who came out to watch Summer X athletes practice their stunts and tricks. Paul and X Games announcers addressed the importance of staying active and leading a healthy lifestyle and took questions form the kids as they watched the operations unfold at the Staples Center.

Team ESPN in the community

"Fans Helping Fans"

Team ESPN encourages employees and fans to be champions in their own communities. Team ESPN conducts community service and employee volunteer events in local communities.

2010 Bristol Bowl: ESPN Jocks vs. Bristol Cops

Colleagues of ESPN and members of the Bristol Police participated in a flag football fundraiser at the historic Muzzy Field in Bristol to benefit the Bristol Boys and Girls Club. ESPN Talent Kenney Mayne, Stuart Scott, Michelle Beadle, Doug Gottlib, Bram Weinstein, Jay Harris, Jonathan Coachman, Kevin Connors, Mike Hill and Steve Bunin participated in this exciting fundraising event. ESPN employees participated as players and volunteers.


National Trails Day
Team ESPN is a sponsor of the National Trails Day Festival & Family Fun Day held in Panthorn Park in Southington, CT generally held on the first Saturday in June.  National Trails Day brings together outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds to celebrate the great natural heritage of the United States trail system.  National Trails Day was established to recognize the value of recreational trails and the people involved in building and maintaining them.  Team ESPN volunteers participate in this day with a Team ESPN booth that features miniature golf and other carnival games.

Special Olympics Connecticut

Team ESPN sponsors the tennis venue at the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games. Volunteers serve as scorekeepers, registration coordinators, lines people, ball persons and award presenters.

About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect worldwide. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown from a few hundred athletes to nearly 3.5 million athletes in over 170 countries in all regions of the world, providing year-round sports training, athletic competition health screenings, and other related programs. Special Olympics now takes place every day, changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in all regions of the world and in community playgrounds and ball fields in every small neighborhood's backyard. Special Olympics provide people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, and demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. Visit Special Olympics at http://www.specialolympics.org .


Book Buddies
Team ESPN supports Book Buddies, a one-on-one community volunteer program that promotes reading by providing books for underserved children. Three times a year, employees donate books and Team ESPN volunteers deliver them directly to homes with children.

Team ESPN Celebrates "Content of Character" in Charlotte

ESPN Regional Television (ERT) celebrated Black History month at South Mecklenburg High School in front of 400 high school students.  Working in partnership with Team ESPN and P.U.L.S.E. members of ERT's Diversity Committee compiled a diverse panel of media professionals, including ESPN anchor/reporter Cara Capuano; the Sporting News Editor-in-Chief Garry D. Howard ; local  "Power 98 FM" radio personality No Limit Larry; and Fox Charlotte repoter Jacinda Garabito.

The program, engaged student to recognize and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s messaging aligned with ESPN's "Content of Character"  program.  The discussion was conducted in a "rap session" for students to discuss the three themes, education, equality and generational leadership. 

  

Holiday Initiatives

Adopt-a-Family
For the past three years, ESPN has worked with the Salvation Army's Adopt-a-Family program. ESPN adopts several families each holiday season, and employee volunteers provide them with clothing, toys, and holiday gifts.

Food Drive
Working with the United Way of West Central Connecticut, Team ESPN collects nonperishable items that are donated to local food pantries and shelters for Thanksgiving.



KaBoom Build in Bristol, CT!

ESPN, with funding from The Walt Disney Company and support from KaBOOM joined with the Bristol Boys & Girls Club and community volunteers to build a playground in six hours.  Volunteers turned Bristol's Brackett Park into a state-of-the-art play spot for local children and families. 

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Team ESPN's 2011 Volunteer Award Recipients

Butch LeClair
2011 Team ESPN VoluntEAR of the Year

Global X Games
2011 Team ESPN VoluntEARS Team of the Year

Josh Krulewitz
2011 Team ESPN VoluntEAR V Foundation Award

Dick Vital
2011 Team ESPN Volunteer Commentator of the Year

Maria Delgado
2011 Team ESPN Regional Volunteer Award

Diane Lamb
2011 Team ESPN Green Team Pioneer Award

Disney VoluntEARS

ESPN also works closely with The Walt Disney Company's VoluntEARS programs to develop volunteer opportunities for employees. The programs enable employees to contribute their personal time, expertise and effort to make a positive impact on their communities while furthering the traditions and ideals of The Walt Disney Company

Learning Leaders
Boys & Girls Club
Fresh Air Fund
New York Restoration
CITYarts Mural Project