No-Brainer - FREE turnkey fundraiser program and online platform now available for non-profits
Atlanta, GA ---
Youth Sports Groups everywhere are discovering
how to dramatically increase their fundraising revenue by taking
advantage of the complete turnkey Sport-SOS sponsored awareness
fundraiser program entitled "No-Brainer".
The program offers huge new opportunities to
non-profit youth sports groups across the USA and abroad. Minna LeVine,
youth sports veteran and Sport-SOS volunteer founder, says “Deciding
to join our No-Brainer awareness fundraiser program may be one of the
best
decisions you make this year".
Non-profit youth sports
organizations, associations, clubs and teams are especially well-suited
to become key partners because of the fact that they are familiar with
their local community, have direct contacts with individual and
corporate donors.
For more information and to register for the FREE turnkey No-Brainer awareness fundraiser program, please go to: www.SportSOS.com.
Register your organization by the 31st of March 2007, to be eligible to
receive complimentary monthly Sport-SOS reports for 12 months on
exclusive online fundraiser opportunities available to our key
associates.
For unique awarenesss merchandise information, please go to: Awareness Merchandise page.
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Sport-SOS Announces A New
Internet Based Fundraiser Platform
February 21, 2007, Atlanta, GA --- Sport-SOS today announced an exciting
fundraiser platform. This new internet based platform will be launched in March
2007. It will help non-profit youth sports groups raise much needed funds for
their organization and other worthy causes. The proceeds will benefit youth
sports community - over 40 million youth athletes in the USA alone.
The first
fundraiser campaign entitled “No-Brainer" will focus on sports-related brain
injury awareness. The editorial content will focus on how to prevent, diagnose
and treat sports related head injuries.
The first year
annual fundraising goal is US $40 million. Sport-SOS will work side by side with
non-profit youth sports and brain injury organizations, as well as various
community organizations. Sport-SOS will lead and encourage youth sports groups
to pursue community awareness fundraiser campaigns and events.
The Sport-SOS
fundraiser platform and partnership program is a lifelong dream of the Sport-SOS
founder, Minna LeVine; "We embrace the concept that winning teams do not only
provide strong returns to their organization but also share their successes with
sports-related causes in their own community. Our volunteers, community
partners, non-profit organizations and their membership, and the private sector
are actively engaged in youth sports. We provide them a chance to participate
and give back in communities they live in and work. In fact, our recent survey
of a sample of youth sports volunteers, 100% of the volunteers surveyed said they were proud of their efforts
in the youth sports community. Philanthropy enhances team building and moral
”.
The internet based
fundraiser platform allows sport clubs and teams to easily create a free one
page website where they can accept online donations on a secure site. While the
clubs and teams receive 90% of the net proceeds the other 10% goes towards the
Brain Injury Association located in their state. Clubs and teams can e-mail
their new website address, add a link to their already existing websites, or
print the website page as a handout seeking the support of their family,
friends, and community. The clubs and teams will be able to check the funds
raised by their group in real time by logging into the new fundraiser platform.
When clubs and teams are logged into the fundraiser platform they will also be
provided with additional resources for their fundraising
success.
Twice a year, in
the spring and fall, Sport-SOS will conduct surveys among youth sports community
to recognize companies, programs, and individuals and to obtain a preview of the
latest and upcoming trends and developments in individual and corporate
citizenship and philanthropic efforts.
Non-profits, companies and
individuals are invited to join No-Brainer campaign.
Program details, please go to click here: Sport-SOS Awareness Month
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March Is Annual Brain Injury Awareness Month In Youth Sports Community.
Alpharetta, GA --- "Phone
rings. It's from the hospital. The voice tells me that my child
suffered TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury during her soccer practice. 'Can I
talk to her, please?' The voice says ' I am very sorry, but she is in
coma. Please come to the emergency room as soon as possible'. I am
frightened. I can barely breathe. I arrive at the emergency room. Most
questions I have go unanswered. I am told just 'wait and see'. I spent
6 days next to her hospital bed in the intensive care unit. My story
has a happy ending. My daughter is a survivor. It is a miracle! In less
than a year from the accident, she is playing soccer again. Even though
our case ends happily, many other cases do not. Head injury daunts the
sports community.
Brain Injury causes more deaths than any other sports injury. More
than 300,000 people sustain sports- and recreation-related TBI’s every
year in this country. Coaches, athletic directors and trainers play a
key role in helping to prevent concussion and in managing it properly
if it occurs. Concussions can happen to any athlete—male or female—in
any sport. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI),
caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe
and can disrupt the way the brain normally works.
We
need to communicate the potential for catastrophic head injuries in
youth sports. Awareness means less tragedy and will benefit over 45
million youth athletes under 18 years old in the United States alone",
according to Minna LeVine, a volunteer founder of the not-for-profit
organization Sport S.O.S.
Common head injuries include
lacerations to the head and concussions. Unlike injuries to the lower
extremities, injuries to the head and neck have greater potential to be
catastrophic due to the proximity to the brain and spinal cord.
The
need to accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries is obvious,
especially at the time of injury when the triage decision could be
critical to the athlete's future. Returning an injured athlete to
competition when the brain needs time to recover is an apparent
concern. One of the reasons for concern, according to the Center for
Disease Control, is the second impact syndrome, where an athlete
sustains a second blow to the head causing even more damaging effects.
The cumulative effects of repeated injuries, even mild injuries, over
time remains a serious concern to those within the sports medicine
community.
What are the recommendations for concussion
and return to play? In general, if an athlete has any symptoms of the
field that are related to a concussion, the athlete should not be
allowed to continue to play. Additionally, athletes with concussions
should always be evaluated by a physician before return to athletic
play. Parameters for return to activity in the asymptomatic athlete
should be the same for all sports, regardless of the degree of contact
or use of protective equipment such as helmets. Caution should always
be exercised for making return to play decisions.
March is a time to make one aware and make a difference in protecting
others against the playing realities of head injuries in youth sports.
Youth sports organizations, schools, teams, corporate partners, players
and volunteers are invited to join Sport-SOS ‘brain injury in youth
sports’ awareness campaign. For opportunities in your community, please
contact
Sport-SOS Awareness Month Coordinator.
To reduce the number of this type of injury, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the support of partners and experts in the field, has developed a tool kit for coaches titled, Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports.
This kit contains practical, easy-to-use information including a video and DVD featuring a young athlete disabled by concussion, a guide, wallet card and clip board sticker for coaches, posters, fact sheets for parents and athletes in English and Spanish, and a CD-ROM with downloadable kit materials and additional concussion-related resources.
For more information about head injuries, please click the following reference:
November is annual "Charitable Giving" Awareness Month.
Alpharetta,
GA, September 19, 2005 --- In response to exploding demand for
donations, Sport-SOS has announced November as annual "Charitable
Giving Awareness Month" across the USA.
2006-07
Charitable Giving awareness campaign and the editorial calendar will
focus on the benefits of Charitable Giving, Planned Gifting, the
fastest-growing charitable giving vehicle in the nation - the
Donor-Advised Fund.
Today,
estimated 25% of the wealthy (high-net worth and ultra-high net worth)
use Donor- Advised Funds (or Gift Funds), which allow tax deductions
for regular contributions and a flexible schedule for actual giving.
Direct giving is the most common method of wealthy use to give to youth
sports organizations.
Why
do the wealthy donate to youth sports organizations? Clearly, they
believe in youth sports organizations in their local communities. They
are inclined to support non-profit youth sports organizations and
individual athletes as they have had a favorable personal experience
with them.
Adopt-An-Athlete
community campaign focus on how to help individual youth athletes in
need. It connects donors direct with non-profit youth sports
organizations in their local communities.
Charitable Giving Monthly,
is an executive summary that recaps the latest updates that affect
donors and non-profit partners. It will be published on-line
January-December 2006.
National Directory of Gift-Fund Partners, Financial and Legal Advisors
will be published on-line in January 2006. Our key partners incorporate
charitable giving and philanthropic planning into their practice. They
offer FREE advise and education to youth sports philanthropists, donors
and non-profit organizations in their own communities.
Charitable Giving partnership campaign affords
non-profit youth sports organizations to better serve the spefic needs
of their key donors, begin to introduce and penetrate their
organization to the immensely deep and lucrative charitable giving
community in America.
Charitable Giving education and awareness campaign
connects non-profit youth sports organizations and their membership,
wealthy individuals and families, corporate donors, financial and legal
advisors, and charitable-gift fund partners. It is a win-win situation
to all partners alike.
March is the "Brain Injury Awareness Month" across the United States.
"Safer Soccer Environment For Everyone - Everywhere”
March 2005 --- Alpharetta, GA --- "Phone rings. It's from the hospital. The voice tells me that my child suffered TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury during her soccer practice. 'Can I talk to her, please?' The voice says ' I am very sorry, but she is in coma. Please come to the emergency room as soon as possible'. I am frightened. I can barely breathe. I arrive at the emergency room. Most questions I have go unanswered. I am told just 'wait and see'. I spent 6 days next to her hospital bed in the intensive care unit. My story has a happy ending. My daughter is a survivor. It is a miracle! In less than a year from the accident, she is playing soccer again. Even though my case ends happily, many other cases do not. Head injury daunts the sports community, especially soccer."
Brain Injury causes more deaths than any other sports injury. We need to communicate the potential for catastrophic injury posed by soccer goals and head injuries in soccer. Awareness means less tragedy and will benefit over 12 million youth soccer players under 18 years old in the United States alone", according to Minna LeVine, a volunteer founder of the not-for-profit organization Sport S.O.S.
Over the past years, the rate of brain injuries in soccer has grown nearly twice as fast as the rate of growth of soccer players, according to the SGMA (Sporting Good Manufacturers Association) and CPSC (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission). Common head injuries in soccer include lacerations to the head and concussions. Unlike injuries to the lower extremities, injuries to the head and neck have greater potential to be catastrophic due to the proximity to the brain and spinal cord.
The need to accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries is obvious, especially at the time of injury when the triage decision could be critical to the athlete's future. Returning an injured athlete to competition when the brain needs time to recover is an apparent concern. One of the reasons for concern, according to the Center for Disease Control, is the second impact syndrome, where an athlete sustains a second blow to the head causing even more damaging effects. The cumulative effects of repeated injuries, even mild injuries, over time remains a serious concern to those within the sports medicine community.
Playing soccer safely is part of the game. Some people believe that young players should wear protective headgear. The head protection can be provided in soccer without changing the integrity of the game. It is recommended to use protective headgear and lightweight balls in instructional leagues, when children are learning to head the ball. Children in these instructional phases are most likely to bounce it off the vulnerable top or sides of the head rather than on the hard frontal area. Are head injuries just part of the game? The use of protective headgear is left an option of the player and their parents. Should headgear be required as protective equipment in addition to shinguards and footwear?
What are the recommendations for concussion and return to play? In general, if an athlete has any symptoms of the field that are related to a concussion, the athlete should not be allowed to continue to play. Additionally, athletes with concussions should always be evaluated by a physician before return to athletic play. Parameters for return to activity in the asymptomatic athlete should be the same for all sports, regardless of the degree of contact or use of protective equipment such as helmets. Caution should always be exercised for making return to play decisions.
Another area where athletes have the potential to sustain an injury while playing soccer is the unstable state of the goals. Despite warnings about the dangers of portable soccer goals by US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the Soccer Industry Council of America, incidents involving injuries of players and spectators have not diminished. It is necessary to inform soccer players, parents and coaches about the potential for catastrophic injury posed by improperly secured soccer goals. It is imperative for coaches enforce safety procedures to ensure that approximately 225,000 to 500,000 US soccer goals are properly secured, handled and stored for safety in the United States. If goals are not secured properly the risk of any type of accident, the head or other body parts, is significantly greater.
March is a time to make one aware of the dangers presented in the game of soccer. Through out March you can make a difference in protecting others against the playing realities of head injuries in soccer. Soccer organizations, teams, players and volunteers are invited to join Sport-SOS awareness campaign. For opportunities in your community, please contact Sport-SOS Awareness Month Coordinator.
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