As a part of the Kick It Malaria Challenge, Nothing But Nets and MLS W.O.R.K.S. traveled to Orlando last Saturday and were joined by 6,000 youth soccer players, 25,000 soccer fans and 4 Major League Soccer players to raise awareness about malaria and raise funds for life-saving bed nets for refugees.
Read ArticleElizabeth Gore, the Executive Director of Nothing But Nets, is one of 200 marchers selected by the National Peace Corps Association and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, DC, to represent Peace Corps volunteers around the world in the Presidential Inaugural Parade tomorrow, January 20.
Read ArticleToday, more than 6,000 soccer players, youth and adults alike, and more than 10,000 spectators will descend upon Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex in Orlando, Florida, to participate in the Kick It 3v3 World Championships.
Read ArticleCongratulations to Ms. Otero’s 5th grade class at Andrew Jackson Language Academy for taking first place in the Chicago Elementary School Netraiser Challenge!
Read ArticleThis week President George W. Bush appointed two Nothing But Nets Champions – Ruth Riley with the WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars and Diego Gutierrez, retired MLS player, formerly with the Chicago Fire – to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Read ArticleOur very own Katherine Commale was recently named United Methodist of the Year!
Read ArticleThis has been an awesome year for Nothing But Nets – we can’t believe how much has happened! Every day, our team at the United Nations Foundation is amazed at how this campaign is able to make such a significant impact on the lives of children in Africa.
Read ArticleAs part of the Chicago Elementary School Netraiser Challenge, Ms. Otero’s 5th-grade class at Andrew Jackson Elementary School has been working hard to raise funds for bed nets!
Read ArticleInstead of battling the crowds, traffic and possibly the elements to get your last minute gifts at the mall, give someone the gift that also saves a life this holiday season – an insecticide-treated bed net.
Read ArticleToday is an exciting day for the Nothing But Nets campaign, because we have begun distributing nearly 1 million bed nets to children and their families in the Central African Republic to help prevent malaria, a leading cause of death for children in Africa.
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