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A women's soccer team turned every goal scored last season into $1,000 for heart disease screening, raising $50,000 for Kansas City women. The Kansas City Current's "Goals for Heart" program has now funded 1,300 free cardiovascular scans over two seasons.
A Scottish company turned every World Cup goal into £5 for charity, raising over £1,500 for a local community trust. The creative fundraiser shows how sports fans can make a real difference while enjoying the game.
The Tampa Bay Rays are sending $100,000 to help earthquake survivors in Venezuela through World Central Kitchen. The team is also inviting fans to join the relief effort during their current homestand.
Tens of thousands filled the MCG with ice blue beanies as celebrities slid into freezing water, raising record funds for motor neurone disease research just two weeks after founder Neale Daniher's death. Australia's Governor-General joined radio hosts, athletes, and a local GP whose family has raised over $100,000 fighting the disease that runs in his family.
Soccer players in Wales turned a trailer obstacle course into £10,000 for a historic preservation project helping former miners. The fundraiser shows how a revitalized football club is lifting its entire community.
Sportswear giant PUMA just handed over thousands of sports kits to Manchester City's charity, enough to outfit every single participant in their youth programs this season. The donation will reach 22 community programs across Greater Manchester, including 121 schools and nursery settings.
Former Sale Sharks forward Josh Beaumont gave £8,000 from his testimonial fundraising to the Sale Sharks Foundation, supporting programs that transform lives across the North West. His gift will fund youth sports initiatives, including rugby programs for young people with Down syndrome.
A U.S. Air Force major has shattered 17 Guinness World Records, from bursting 200 balloons with a nail to spinning flaming knives on a balance board. His nonprofit turns these quirky feats into sports equipment donations for underfunded youth programs worldwide.
The Vancouver Canucks just handed firefighters their largest donation ever: $1 million to feed hungry schoolchildren. The gift will help Vancouver Firefighters Charities provide daily snacks to 11,000 kids across 102 schools who might otherwise learn on empty stomachs.