Archive for May, 2009

“Survivor” Winner Battling Cancer

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

CBS News
The winner of “Survivor: Africa,” Ethan Zohn, is facing his biggest challenge yet: cancer.

Zohn, 35, was recently diagnosed with a rare form of Hodgkin’s disease.

Zohn appeared on The Early Show Wednesday with a new ‘do. His trademark brown locks were off his head, and in a clear plastic …

Survivor’s Ethan Zohn Cuts His Mop-Top

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

People.com
The mop-topped, soccer-playing winner of Survivor: Africa has lopped off his mop. Well, most of it anyway.

Ethan Zohn, 35, who last week revealed to PEOPLE that he’s battling a rare form of Hodgkin’s disease, decided to cut off his trademark curly locks in anticipation of losing his hair from …

The Early Show video

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Did you miss Ethan on The Early Show this morning? They’ve kindly posted a video of the appearance.

The Early Show

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Ethan and his new hair-do will be on CBS Early Show tomorrow (May 27th) morning just before 8 AM ET. To coincide, the first installment of his video “diary” will go live online at People.com. It will be accompanied by a photo and brief write-up in tomorrow’s print …

SAfrica launches first Football for Hope center

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Yahoo! Sports
South African authorities have started building a new Football for Hope center—the first of 20 planned around the continent as part of a 2010 World Cup campaign to combat AIDS, poverty and crime and to uplift local communities that live far away from flashy stadiums.

The center in the …

First Football for Hope Centre breaks new ground

Monday, May 25th, 2009

fifa.com

As the continent celebrated Africa Day today (25 May 2009), another milestone was achieved in ensuring that the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ leaves a legacy in Africa, with the official ground-breaking ceremony for the first of the 20 Football for Hope Centres, in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. …

Run the NYC Marathon With GRS

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Grassroot Soccer has recently been selected to become an Official Charity Participant of the upcoming ING New York City Marathon, which will be held on November 1st, 2009.

You can gain guaranteed entry to one of the top marathons in the world. The New York City Marathon goes through …

Whom You Know: MOVER AND SHAKER

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Whom You Know: MOVER AND SHAKER: Ethan Zohn, co-founder of Grassroot Soccer and Winner of Survivor Africa
When Ethan was 13 years old, he lost his father to cancer, but was able to deal with and overcome the extraordinary grief and adversity of it to become a very successful person …