April 2009
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Grassroot Soccer Named Beyond Sport Finalist
Grassroot Soccer was recently selected by a prestigious panel of judges one of 3 finalists in consideration for the Beyond Sport Best Project For Health Award. More than 265 organizations from 80 countries entered the inaugural 2009 Beyond Sport Awards. The iniative seeks to unearth, celebrate and support the world’s most inspirational sports projects, people [...]
Grassroot Hoyas: Varsity Athletes Bring GRS to Inner-City DC Youth
Article by Frank Papalia, TheHoya.com
An inspiring story of how a past GRS intern in South Africa has united varsity athletes at Georgetown and leveraged the GRS model in an effort to stem the raging HIV epidemic in Washington D.C.
Varsity Athletes Serve as Role Models, Spread HIV Awareness
While teaching D.C. middle schoolers about the effects of [...]