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Team Trust Productions: New Production Company Looks to Put Persons With Disabilities Front and Center

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Team Trust has been created to help companies nationwide better understand the disability community and authentically represent the community in marketing communications.

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  • Team Trust has been created to help companies nationwide better understand the disability community and authentically represent the community in marketing communications.
  • “Growing up, I rarely saw people who looked like me in videos, on TV or any marketing,” Ryan, Team Trust Productions founder and CEO, said.
  • “Featuring persons with disabilities is not just beneficial for the disability community, it’s good business,” Ryan said.
  • Team Trust is working in several states to integrate disability into conversations around DEI, and eliminate any preconceived notions about disability.

Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Expands Winter Sports Opportunities and Development to Athletes with Physical Disabilities

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

BOISE, IDAHO, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing to build the adaptive sports community, Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) announced a line-up of new winter sports opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities.

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  • BOISE, IDAHO, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing to build the adaptive sports community, Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) announced a line-up of new winter sports opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities.
  • “CAF has completely rewritten the book for adaptive winter sports,” Wilson Dippo, CAF Program Manager and Para Nordic Team Coach.
  • CAF is focused and committed to supporting athletes with physical challenges with equipment and a supportive community to enhance their lives through sport.
  • Boise Winter Sports Weekend - Boise, ID
    CAF Idaho will host its first-ever Boise Winter Sports Weekend to offer an introduction and clinic opportunities in sled hockey, nordic and downhill skiing.

Bentonville Becomes Home for U.S. National Mountain Bike Team

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221215005250/en/
    United States of America Cycling has announced that Bentonville, Arkansas, will become the official home of the United States National Mountain Bike Team.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The U.S. National Mountain Bike Team will utilize Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas network of trails and gravel for endurance fitness camps as well as skills-development camps leading into the World Cup racing season.
  • In addition to National Team camps, USA Cycling will also host mountain bike and road Junior Talent Identification and Skills Camps in Bentonville.
  • The Bentonville satellite office will further accelerate the growth of elite American mountain bike athletes and will provide workspace for the mountain bike coaching and support staff.

BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, AND WNBA GREAT, LYNETTE WOODARD, RETURNS TO THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS AS SPECIAL ADVISOR

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keith Dawkins, President of the Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios, announced today at the organization's annual Training Camp, that Lynette Woodard, the first woman to ever join the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, returns to the team this winter as a Special Advisor to the President.

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  • Lynette Woodard, the first woman to join Harlem Globetrotters, returns this winter as Special Advisor to the President.
  • Ms. Woodard, is also a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, a former WNBA great, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the first female player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
  • "A seed was planted when I became the first female to join the Harlem Globetrotters.
  • Lynette Woodard became the first woman to ever play for a men's professional basketball team when she signed with the Harlem Globetrotters in October 19851987.

Public Interest Registry Names Five New Members to its Advisory Council

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Monday, November 21, 2022

"We are honored to welcome our newest members to the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council from organizations around the world," said Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest Registry.

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  • "We are honored to welcome our newest members to the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council from organizations around the world," said Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest Registry.
  • The members are approved by the PIR Board of Directors in accordance with the Advisory Council Charter.
  • Public Interest Registry is proud to welcome the following new members to its Advisory Council:
    Andrea Abramowitz is from the United States and currently lives in Frisco, Texas.
  • In addition to these new members, the following current members will continue their service and round out the Advisory Council at nine members.

Public Interest Registry Names Five New Members to its Advisory Council

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Monday, November 21, 2022

"We are honored to welcome our newest members to the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council from organizations around the world," said Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest Registry.

Key Points: 
  • "We are honored to welcome our newest members to the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council from organizations around the world," said Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest Registry.
  • The members are approved by the PIR Board of Directors in accordance with the Advisory Council Charter.
  • Public Interest Registry is proud to welcome the following new members to its Advisory Council:
    Andrea Abramowitz is from the United States and currently lives in Frisco, Texas.
  • In addition to these new members, the following current members will continue their service and round out the Advisory Council at nine members.

Ready, Set, Gold! Kicks Off 2022-2023 Series Hosted by Top Olympians and Paralympians

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Monday, October 17, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ready, Set, Gold! (RSG!), a non-profit community program of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) that pairs Olympic and Paralympic athletes with schools, launches its 2022-2023 school year line-up designed to promote fitness and life-long healthy habits to students of all grade levels. The virtual series features eight 30-minute videos, each one covering a thematic topic focused on evidence-based physical activity, and social and emotional learning. The first video kicks off with Olympic Tennis Player Giuliana Olmos on "Endurance and Growth Mindset", followed by new lessons dropping on the first Sunday of every month through May 7, 2023. Three-time Olympic medalist April Ross (beach volleyball), Jonathan Jones (baseball) and Prince Mumba (track & field) have also been confirmed as part of the line-up. Registration is free at https://www.readysetgold.net/virtualseries.

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  • The virtual series features eight 30-minute videos, each one covering a thematic topic focused on evidence-based physical activity, and social and emotional learning.
  • Three-time Olympic medalist April Ross (beach volleyball), Jonathan Jones (baseball) and Prince Mumba (track & field) have also been confirmed as part of the line-up.
  • This one-of-a-kind program launched in 2006 with the mission to promote fitness and life-long healthy habits by pairing Olympians and Paralympians with schools throughout Southern California.
  • Olympians and Paralympians work with students to educate them on the importance of the growth mindset while teaching them how to adopt healthy habits into their daily lifestyle.

Boards Grappling Most with Management Succession Planning and ESG, New Data Finds

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Management succession planning and ESG are among the most critical issues that boards of directors worry about, new data finds.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Management succession planning and ESG are among the most critical issues that boards of directors worry about, new data finds.
  • "CEO Succession Planning is a top priority for boards, now more than ever, and boards are paying more attention to their core responsibilities around leadership development and succession," said Abby Adlerman, CEO of Boardspan.
  • "We're paying attention to both our quantitative and qualitative data as boards start leaning into ESG," Adlerman says.
  • Improvement is also seen in the board's own succession planning and their recognizing the importance of leadership reviews.

NBC Sports and SportsDataIO Announce Partnership to Create a 360 Degree Player Data & News Feed

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

For the first time ever, NBC Sports is making its Rotoworld Player News available to third parties as a component of SportsDataIO's Players' Feed through an exclusive distribution partnership between the two companies.

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  • For the first time ever, NBC Sports is making its Rotoworld Player News available to third parties as a component of SportsDataIO's Players' Feed through an exclusive distribution partnership between the two companies.
  • "Combining the best player news and the most timely and thorough sports data in the market creates a valuable and winning combination."
  • Top brands have joined SportsDataIO for its award winning Real Time Data Products and in-house data feed expertise.
  • This NBC Sports partnership for Rotoworld news further creates a true one-stop-shop experience for SportsDataIO customers.

The Carrick Institute to Host 1-Day Concussion Bootcamp Workshop at 37th World Congress of Sports Medicine

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

CONADE , as Mexico's Ministry of Sports, along with FEMMEDE and FIMS, feels really fortunate to host the most prestigious Sports Medicine World Congress.

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  • CONADE , as Mexico's Ministry of Sports, along with FEMMEDE and FIMS, feels really fortunate to host the most prestigious Sports Medicine World Congress.
  • Other notable keynote speakers at the event include Amber Donaldson, Vice President, Sports Medicine at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and professional golfer Lorena Ochoa.
  • Founded in 1979, The Carrick Institute is a worldwide leader in applied neuroscience education.The Institute offers more than 100 courses, totaling over 2,000 hours of continuing and post-graduate education, in 13 countries and 36 cities.
  • They provide their scholars with the most contemporary science and cutting-edge tools, so that they may serve their patients at the highest levels.