Gerry Cooney, the heavyweight fighter who owned one of the most lethal left hooks in boxing history, said there’s a simple reason why he’s a regular at the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation Dinner.
The one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy has passed, but there are still plenty of people in need and plenty of work to be done. That is the message boxing trainer and ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas will spread Thursday night when the 17th annual Atlas Foundation dinner is held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island.
In terms of finding a headliner for next month’s Dr. Theodore Atlas Teddy Dinner, the local foundation that does so much good work couldn’t have come up with more of a slam dunk. If ever there was a person who has emerged as a public face for the not always easily blended mix of charity […]
Stop. Please, don’t send that holiday charity check anywhere else but to the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. Here’s why.
Several Staten Islanders were recognized Saturday by the borough’s branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People during its Freedom Fund Luncheon featuring the 26th annual William A. Morris Humanitarian Awards at the Staaten, West Brighton.
In the midst of all the Alex Rodriguez drama and the hand wringing over Mark Sanchez’s ability to throw an accurate spiral, it’s understandable if we sometimes lose sight that there’s a real world out there somewhere beyond the sports pages.