Athletes Giving

Long Treks On Skate Decks UPDATE

Brad Ludden — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:32:08 +0000

Many of you had the pleasure of learning about Paul and his crew making a difference from AG’s recent post titled “Long Treks On Skate Decks”. I have had the pleasure of emailing with Paul and through that learned that AG wasn’t entirely accurate with all our information and wanted to include this update that he sent me:

“LongTreksOnSkateDecks covered a solo trip done by our team mate Laura Hatwell who raised money for Help for Hero’s based out of the UK where she lives.

I have strongly considered doing an event for a charity to help Soldiers with PTSD having been in the Army myself and having lots of friends serving in Afghanistan. But due to our heavy focus on documenting our trip through photographs, video, music, stories and poem, we’ve decided to partner up with a local charity this year named Art a la Carte. Art a la Carte is a small charity based out of Calgary Alberta Canada that focuses on patients recovering from cancer. They provide artwork of various media types which is loaned/presented to the patients at local cancer centers. We will be providing landscape photography as well as photographs of us on our journey’s to Art a la Cart to be used as images to help ease patients, or to help motivate them. On our next voyage to morocco, we are also trying to raise a Minimum of $1 per Kilometer for each rider (totaling $7500 minimum} for the charity. Our mission is to inspire people first and foremost so we felt this was an excellent charity to work with.”

I have to say, I really admire Paul for the thought he’s putting into his charity of choice. AG is always encouraging people to find a cause they REALLY connect with, not just the first one they see. It’s as important to connect with your cause as it is to connect with your challenge.

Keep following Paul and his crew at http://www.longtreksonskatedecks.com/

Take A Seat

Brad Ludden — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:05:59 +0000

This is an incredible story of one athlete riding thousands of miles in an effort to raise money for a good cause. Please check out his page HERE

Olympians Giving Back

Brad Ludden — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:23:54 +0000

One of my favorite part about the Olympics is hearing all of the stories about athletes giving back. Here is one such story about Olympic snowboarder Hannah Teter

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/19/hannah-teter-olympic-snow_n_469244.html

Long Treks on Skate Decks

Brad Ludden — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:30:30 +0000

These guys are taking it to the next level. The cool part is that they’re doing it in the name of fallen soldiers by raising money for “Help for Heroes”. Check out this video and definitely take a look at their website

Journeys of Inspiration

Brad Ludden — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:28:51 +0000

This is a great organization using the healing powers of outdoor adventures to help those whose lives have been impacted by cancer.

http://joiacs.webs.com/aboutus.htm

Blindsight

Brad Ludden — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:38:51 +0000

It takes an amazing athlete to summit some of the highest peaks in the world. Imagine doing it blind. This is a documentary about a group of six blind Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. Check out the trailer!

Patrick Henry Hughes

Brad Ludden — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:43:09 +0000

Often times athletes endure overwhelming mental challenges and the only thing to carry them through is a perspective on how much harder others have it. It’s a reminder that “if they can get through that, I can get through this.” This is one such story of perspective that will brighten your day. If Patrick’s attitude and his ability to overcome adversity doesn’t help you face your own challenges, you might need to watch it again.

Conquer the Canyon

Brad Ludden — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:04:08 +0000

The Christopher and Dana Reeve foundation is a wonderful foundation helping people living with spinal cord injuries. One of the amazing events they host is the “conquer the canyon” event. Very inspiring and worth a read!

http://www.conquerthecanyon.com/index_participant_cdrf.htm

Surfers Healing

Brad Ludden — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:34 +0000

I have always believed in the healing potential of outdoor sports and thus was immediately attracted to this foundation. They use surfing to enrich the lives of children with autism. Please take a look! Really cool stuff…

http://www.surfershealing.org/

Charlie Simpson Helps Haiti

Brad Ludden — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:44:46 +0000

Often, the silver lining in a huge tragedy like the one in Haiti is seeing everyone come together in the aftermath to help those in need. It’s humanity at its finest and Charlie Simpson, a sever year old athlete, is a prime example. Click HERE to read this heart warming article.