Archive for October, 2008

Where’s Gabon in Survivor Gabon?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Anouk’s Africa Travel Blog
The last time Survivor took place in Africa, it was filmed in Kenya. Contestants (and thereby the audience) learned about local Samburu and Maasai culture. The rewards the contestants received included going to local villages and delivering school supplies. At least one got a sense that …

‘Survivor’ winner dribbles message into Huntingdon Valley

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Montgomery Newspapers

On Monday, a little over halfway through his 100-day trip, Zohn stopped by Lower Moreland High School to host a clinic for the Huntingdon Valley Activities Association.
“He is affiliated with PUMA and we are affiliated with PUMA, so it just worked out,” Jose Gomez, traveling sports director said. …

Grassroot Resilience

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

One Planet - One Chance - One Blog

To help promote the initiative, the 35-year-old began a 550 mile, 100 day journey from Boston to Washington D.C. in which he would dribble a soccer ball from start to finish.

During the trek, Zohn hosts camps and interacts with the local communities …

Zohn gets ball rolling on AIDS awareness

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Yahoo! Sports

Eccentric behavior is a key ingredient of reality television, but for “Survivor: Africa” champion Ethan Zohn, his most unusual exploits have been saved for his time away from our TV screens.

Dribbling a soccer ball 550 miles along the East Coast is not exactly a normal project to undertake. …

You Tube - Ethan’s First Day Back On The Dribble

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Defying doctor’s orders, Ethan’s back on the dribble…a bit slower, but still dribbling.

YouTube - Injury Announcement

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Ethan talks about his injury and its impact on the dribble.

Ethan Zohn Pulls a Tom Brady

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Boston Daily - Boston Magazine

Back in July, we talked to Survivor winner and Lexington native Ethan Zohn about his plan to dribble a soccer ball from Boston to Washington, D.C. to raise funds for his charity, Grassroots Soccer. The curly-haired do-gooder was 279 miles, 55 days, and three pairs …

Beckham’s Alternatives To AC Milan

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Goal.com

5. Sub in for the crocked Ethan Zohn on his dribble to D.C. (Seriously, who tackles Zohn from behind during a charity game? There are kids in Africa asking questions right now.)

The state of the dribble

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Due to an injury sustained during a fundraising soccer match as part of the Grassroot Soccer UNITED Dribble 2008, Ethan Zohn is unable to run the remainder of the 550-mile route under his own power. The dribble, however, continues uninterrupted; Ethan will see it through to completion in Washington, D.C.

Ethan …

Soccer star using sport in Africa to teach about AIDS

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Fredericksburg.com

At Chancellor High School, Sean Hinkle was that unusual mix of star student and athlete, a soccer player who worked as hard in the classroom as he did on the field.

The same was true at the University of Virginia.

So, after Hinkle graduated from college in 2007, he spent a …