Beyond Sport

Congratulations to all the winners of the Beyond Sport Awards 2010 listed below which were selected from over 400 entries from more than 115 countries.

The winning initiatives were unveiled during the Beyond Sport Summit 2010 which took place at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago from September 29-30.

In the case of the Beyond Sport Community Awards, the winners will each receive $15,000 of funding and a substantial business package of technical support to help them grow and become sustainable.

The winners were chosen from the Awards Shortlist detailed below with representatives from each of the shortlisted projects flown to Chicago for the three days of the Summit.

Beyond Sport Legacy Award

The United Airlines Chicago Impact Award rewards the best sports project in the city as voted for by the general public.

United Airlines Chicago Impact Award
WINNER	METROsquash
Shortlisted Project	Host Neighborhood	Contact/ Blog
Bitty Ball - Beyond the Ball	United States, Chicago: Little Village	Contact Blog (41)
METROsquash - Path to Higher Education	United States, Chicago: Woodlawn, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Washington Park, Bronzeville	Contact Blog (44)
Non - Violence Youth Boxing Program	United States, Chicago: East Garfield Park	Contact Blog (4)
Spring Training - Girls in the Game	United States, Chicago: Throughout Chicagoland	Contact Blog (17)
West Haven Sports Club	United States, Chicago: Near West Side	Contact Blog (1)

Beyond Sport Community Awards

Best New Project
WINNER	Sport 4 Socialisation
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
Football for Reconciliation	Sierra Leone	Contact Blog (7)
Reclaim Childhood Summer Leadership …	Jordan	Contact Blog (0)
Social Inclusion Programme: Knocking…	Zimbabwe	Contact Blog (5)
Step It Up Campaign/Collaborative Co…	United States	Contact Blog (4)
Sure Start	Uganda	Contact Blog (21)

Sport for Social Inclusion Award
WINNER	Fútbol Con Corazón
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
3 Sisters Adventure Trekking (3 Sist…	Nepal	Contact Blog (30)
Figure Skating in Harlem After Schoo…	United States	Contact Blog (16)
Fútbol Con Corazón	Colombia	Contact Blog (8)
Hope Academy National Project	South Africa	Contact Blog (77)
Street Soccer USA	United States	Contact Blog (5)

UNICEF Sport for Education Award
WINNER	The Township Baseball Academy
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
America SCORES	United States	Contact Blog (2)
Greenhouse	United Kingdom	Contact Blog (0)
The Township Baseball Academy	South Africa	Contact Blog (6)

Sport for Conflict Resolution Award
WINNER	Kicking for Peace
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
Kicking for Peace	South Africa	Contact Blog (15)
PeacePlayers International - Cyprus	Cyprus	Contact Blog (0)
War Game. No More!	Democratic Republic of Congo	Contact Blog (7)

Sport for Health Award
WINNER	Kick4Life Curriculum Flag
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
Extra Time Programme	United Kingdom	Contact Blog (0)
GoGirlGo!	United States	Contact Blog (0)
Kick4Life Curriculum Flag	Lesotho	Contact Blog (1)

Sport for the Environment Award
WINNER	Project GreenHands
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
Clean Air Champions	Canada	Contact Blog (2)
Project GreenHands	India	Contact Blog (26)
SSET	Switzerland	Contact Blog (0)

Corporate and Federation Awards

Sport Team of the Year
WINNER	Hapoel Tel Aviv FC
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
Eagles Youth Partnership	United States	Contact Blog (42)
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC	Israel	Contact Blog (82)
Something to Chew On	United Kingdom	Contact Blog (0)

Sport Federation or Governing Body of the Year
WINNER	Galz & Goals
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
AFL Multicultural Program	Australia	Contact Blog (2)
Galz & Goals	Namibia	Contact Blog (16)
NBA Cares	United States	Contact Blog (1)

Corporation of the Year
WINNER	National Grid Official Partner to Special Olympics Great Britain
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
Goal	United Kingdom	Contact Blog (1)
National Grid Official Partner to Sp…	United Kingdom	Contact Blog (10)
The Capital One Sports Project	United Kingdom	Contact Blog (0)

Judges' Awards

Most Courageous Use of Sport Award
Shortlisted Project	Host Nation	Contact/ Blog
WINNER	Beyond the Ball
Beyond the Ball	United States	Contact Blog (4)
War Game No More	Democratic Republic of Congo	Contact Blog (7)
Restoring Our Children's Hope	Liberia	Contact Blog (3)

There were also two further Judges' Awards presented at the Beyond Sport Awards 2010 as listed below:

Leadership in Sport Award, supported by Heidrick & Struggles:
The Shriver Family, Founders of the Special Olympics

Humanitarian in Sport Award, supported by United Airlines:
Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Star and Philanthropist

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