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Archive for April, 2008

Bereavement ‘Survivor’

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

From nypost.com
By Jeremy Olshan

“Survivor Africa” winner Ethan Zohn tomorrow night will headline the annual fund-raising gala for A Caring Hand: The Billy Esposito Foundation, an organization that helps children survive the deaths of loved ones.

Founded by Susan Esposito-Lombardo, whose father, a vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald, was killed on …

A Caring Hand – The Billy Esposito Foundation – Proudly Presents the 6th Annual Fundraising Gala

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

From prweb.com

A Caring Hand, The Billy Esposito Foundation; proudly presents the 6th annual gala – Handing Our Children a Brighter Future. The Fundraising Gala will be held Thursday May 1st, 2008 at the Hammerstein Ballroom from 6-10 p.m. The majority of the proceeds generated from this evening will go …

GRS and Ethan in The New York Times

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The Survivor (New York Times, 4/22/08, Sports D7)
By Jack Bell

Ethan Zohn won “Survivor: Africa” and $1 million in 2002. He was “the soccer guy” on the CBS show. But unlike so many of today’s pseudostars of reality television, Zohn put his relative celebrity to a laudable use: he cofounded …

Day 4 on the Great Walk to Beijing

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

How many steps has Ethan taken in his 4 days on the walk? Watch the following video to find out.

The Great Walk to Beijing 2008

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Keep up with Ethan’s progress on the walk via the Great Walk to Beijing website.

Check out Ethan’s comments on the first day of his walk:

Men’s Health 2008 Grooming Awards: Back to Basics

Friday, April 18th, 2008

From Men’s Health
by Amanda Junker

Bathing isn’t always convenient: When you’re late to work after one too many snoozes on the alarm clock, you’re lucky to get a swish of mouthwash, let alone a shower. But what happens when that shower, plus every other ritual of hygiene, is put …

The Onion Bag – GRS’s April Newsletter

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Updates from Across Africa
After weeks of discussion over multiple continents, the GRS management team has settled into an African organization that reflects our “technical assistance” model and will enable us to scale our operations over the years to come. While this information does not lend itself well to a …

Inspired

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

A young blogger talks about how Ethan’s talk at her school has inspired her.

Being as young as I am, I feel like I can’t make that big of a difference, but I know I can if I try. I also know that if I study hard, I will …

Handing our Children a Brighter Future

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

On May 1st, Ethan will be one of the honorees at the sixth annual fundraising gala for A Caring Hand – the Billy Esposito Foundation. More information.

Survivor: Africa Winner, Non-profit Founder to Speak on Campus

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

From the University of Vermont site
by Amanda Kenyon Waite

Ethan Zohn, winner of Survivor: Africa, will talk about the organization he co-founded, Grassroot Soccer, on Friday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. in 103 Rowell Building.

After winning Survivor: Africa in 2002, Zohn, a former professional soccer player in Zimbabwe, used his …