Supporter Spotlight // Scot DeDeo
“Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” –Steve Prefontaine Ambitious doesn’t begin to describe it. After speaking to Scot DeDeo, a 33-year-old software engineer from Belmont, Massachusetts, I’m never again going to use the excuse of being too busy to commit […]
Legacy Scholarship: the championship
For Gulu Secondary School and Lacor Secondary School, winning the annual inter-school volleyball tournament in March this year was not the end. In fact, it was more like the beginning of their journey to victory. These two Gulu District victor teams had to defend their titles by facing Pader’s winning teams: the girls from Pajule […]
The indestructible soccer ball
What do you get when you mix an eager philanthropist with a world-renowned rock star? If this were any other scenario the answer would be Bono. The real answer is a nearly indestructible soccer ball for children in developing countries. It’s the brainchild of Tim Jahnigen, who thought of the idea while watching a film about refugees and soccer. In these communities, balls […]
Football goes to India
Like many countries around the world, India is a major fan of fútbol (soccer) and like many countries around the world, American football isn’t really a thing. India’s top leagues of soccer have regularly trailed behind cricket in TV viewership, but last weekend viewers were introduced to India’s first-ever American football league with hopes that […]
Volleyball extravaganza
Last week, the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) held its third inter-regional volleyball tournament under the theme “sports as a tool for mentoring.” It was a one-of-a-kind tournament that saw students from LSP’s Pader and Gulu program areas converging onto one pitch. The students displayed skill, talent, determination and perseverance as they battled it out to win […]
The death of A-Rod & the Brady bunch dream match-up
Invisible Children is not famous for writing sports-themed blog posts, but since I am the new staff writer (and I have the administrator password to the blog), I am going to give our sports-loving followers something to chew on. Plus, since this blog highlights staff culture and interests, and football interests me, I’m going to […]