http://www.athlebrities.com The world of celebrity athlete philanthropy. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:34:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Athlebrities Admittedly I love my blog, I really do. Call me arrogant, wistful, delusional, whatever, but Athlebrities is my baby. Born from a love of athletes…with the intent of spreading good news and charitable acts that go unnoticed…it’s been a long road, a long difficult road sifting through the who’s who ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/12/12/athlebrities/ Drogba Goes RED with Bono and Nike “With (RED) we need to speak very loudly for people to hear.” Didier Drogba As preparations for the World Cup in South Africa are underway, I can barely sit still in anticipation of all the face painted-costumed-goal-frenzied-fans and hot soccer players set to take over ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/12/03/drogba-goes-red-with-bono-and-nike/ World Cup Countdown Children on the outskirts of Cape Town (South Africa) held a soccer clinic with players of the Ajax Cape Town soccer team over the weekend to celebrate the fact that we only have 200 days to go before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup… And if I’m not ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/23/world-cup-countdown/ Lebron James May Have Redeemed Himself It’s not a photo of him holding a starving child but its close enough…I once said, until I see a photo of Lebron James holding a starving infant, I wouldn’t give him any love in the charity world. Lebron landed on my shit list ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/19/lebron-james-may-have-redeemed-himself/ First Star’s Celebration for Children’s Rights Honors Humanitarians & Visionaries First Star is a leading national advocacy group dedicated to strengthening rights and improving lives of abused and neglected children…and last weekend, they held their sixth annual Celebration for Children’s Rights event…the family friendly event hosted members from the Los Angeles ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/19/first-star%e2%80%99s-celebration-for-children%e2%80%99s-rights-honors-humanitarians-visionaries/ Dikembe Mutombo Named NBA Global Ambassador “I want to be remembered as someone who made a difference.” Dikembe Mutombo Smart move on behalf of the NBA this week as Commissioner David Stern named Dikembe Mutombo the NBA’s Global Ambassador…the big guy recently retired after 18 seasons, and in efforts to hang-on to ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/18/dikembe-mutombo-named-nba-global-ambassador/ Carmelo Anthony Renders Blogger Speachless Carmelo Anthony distributed meals at the Johnson Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver on November 16, 2009 in Denver, Colorado…not much more I can say about the hottest beast in the West except Melo needs to feed this blogger soon…oh, and Lala ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/17/carmelo-anthony-renders-blogger-speachless/ Brooklyn Beckham Charity Work? Say what you will about the most beautiful family on earth, but how many 10 year old children of mega-rich celebrities have you seen take a charity trip? I’ll save you the time, none. In fact, it was Brooklyn Beckham’s idea to accompany mama Posh on a ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/16/brooklyn-beckham-charity-work/ Tony Gonzalez Gets Nude for PETA Atlanta Falcons’ Tony Gonzalez and his wife, October, have done what I wish every athlete on the planet would do (or at least all the soccer players)…bare all for PETA. The decision to pose nude for PETA’s anti-fur campaign was an easy choice for the ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/12/tony-gonzalez-gets-nude-for-peta/ Magic Johnson Surprises Ashley Judd at 4th Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards Last night, Ashley Judd was honored for her work as a her work as a Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS, the education and prevention program of Population Services International (PSI) where she graciously received the 4th annual USA TODAY ... http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/11/11/magic-johnson-surprises-ashley-judd-at-4th-annual-usa-today-hollywood-hero-awards/