Archive for August, 2002

A Journal from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Friday, August 30th, 2002

Keep up with the Grassroot Soccer organization via their Bulawayo Journal.

Here’s an excerpt from the first entry:
“All the statistics that one reads about AIDS in Africa do not do justice to the reality of the situation. Hospitals are overcrowded, there is no space left at virtually all the …

Eco-Challenge

Thursday, August 29th, 2002

Ethan will be participating in the Fiji Edition of Eco-Challenge. His teammates will be Jenna Lewis (Survivor 1), Adam Larson (Road Rules) and Tim Beggy (Road Rules). The competition is scheduled to start in October and will air in April 2003 on the USA Network.

He Ought to be in Pictures

Wednesday, August 28th, 2002

The September 2002 issue of Movieline magazine has a feature called “They Ought to be in Pictures” – full-page pictures of six people who’ve never been in a movie, but have the stuff that “makes for big-screen magic.” Ethan is featured modeling Tommy Hilfiger.

Here’s the text:
“Rather than fighting to …

Survivor Thailand Controversy

Tuesday, August 27th, 2002

From extratv.warnerbros.com

Just a quick quote from Ethan on the recent controversy about one of the cast member’s former jobs…

“Zohn says, ‘Luckily I don’t have anything that funky in my background, but Iíve heard rumors that other people have had some funky… done a little acting or something along …

MTV Survivor Special

Saturday, August 24th, 2002

Ethan and Elisabeth Filarski will be co-hosting a special called either “Behind the Scenes of Survivor,” per the MTV site, or “Survivor: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly,” per the TV Guide site. The show will air on September 12th, 2002 at 5:30 pm (ET) on MTV.

There’s no …

‘Survivor’ Winner Discusses AIDS in Trenton

Thursday, August 22nd, 2002

From The Trentonian

‘Survivor’ winner discusses AIDS in city
LISA MEYER, Staff Writer

Ethan Zohn is probably best known for his televised encounter with nature, though, where he was stranded with 15 strangers for one month in the African wilderness without modern encumbrances, like time and fashion.

“I’m lazy, I guess,” admitted …

JCC Maccabi Games

Tuesday, August 20th, 2002

Sunday, Ethan was at the opening ceremony of the JCC Maccabi Games in Springfield, MA. Their official site has a quick mention of his appearance.

http://www.springfieldmaccabi.org/Newsletter1.pdf

“Then came our special guest torch bearer, Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn, himself a former Maccabi athlete who actually wore his Maccabi t-shirt …

Take the Step

Monday, August 12th, 2002

“It’s not enough to just acknowledge there is a huge HIV/AIDS problem worldwide. Go out and do something about it, make a difference — large or small — every bit helps.” – Ethan Zohn

Ethan Zohn, Brandon Quinton and John Carroll are going out and doing something – they are serving …

SurvivorFire Article about Grassroot Soccer

Monday, August 12th, 2002

There’s a short article over on the SurvivorFire site about Ethan’s Grassroot Soccer organization. It includes some ideas on how you can help the them out.

Here’s the link.

(Thanks to peteybbc for pointing the article out.)

Ethan in Toronto

Thursday, August 8th, 2002

On August 10th, Ethan will be at the Re-opening of a former Eatons – now a Sears store. The store is located at the intersection of Yonge and Dundas in Toronto.

Information on this event is evolving. I came home to a phone message from mommalovesherethan. She said that Ethan will …