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	A must read: “ONE MILLION ACTS OF KINDNESS: SPORTS TACKLES CANCER”
GROUPON HELPS AMERCIAN CANCER SOCIETY WITH OUTREACH Thanks to NSMN Chicago Chapter Board member and cancer survivor Jim Sofranko, Vice President, Groupon who donated a first-ever “groupon” for the American Cancer Society. The advertisement ran at www.groupon.com and asked Groupon members to complete a survey to learn more about becoming a DetermiNation athlete & participant in the Chicago Rock n’Roll Half Marathon – an event that benefits the American Cancer Society. Jim helped secure this opportunity at no cost to the American Cancer Society!
CHARLOTTE SPORTS MARKETERS GATHERED FOR COCKTAIL RECEPTION & CANCER FUNDRAISER - AUGUST 4 SMI President & NSMN Board member Marcus Smith co-hosted Sports Tackles Cancer fundraiser at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on August 4. Sports marketing executives gathered to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society. 100% of the money raised was donated. Learn more about our fundraisers and who attends from the sports business industry
AUTHOR TO DONATE $3 PER BOOK SALE TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Please help us to recognize and thank sports business industry veteran Rob Tuchman on his continued efforts to help in the fight against cancer. Rob’s best-selling book “100 Sporting Events You Must See Live” was named July 2010 Book-of-the-Month by NSMN BOOKSTORE. Rob will donate $3 of every book purchased on www.sportsbusinessbookstore.com to cancer. Buy book and help fight cancer today!
BOSTON ATHLETICS GETS STUDENTS INVOLVED IN FIGHT AGAINST CANCER UPDATE: $40,517 raised Boston College Athletic Director and NSMN Board member Gene DeFilippo creatred a program to raise money for cancer by selling BEAT CANCER T-shirts in honor of B.C.'s All-American linebacker Mark Herzlich, who is battling Ewing's Sarcoma. Funds raised were donated to the American Cancer Society and specifically to Ewing's Sarcoma research. Learn more

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National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN) is the exclusive trade organization for the sports business industry. Founded in 1998 by Jennifer Karpf, NSMN includes more than 8,000 individual and corporate members with chapters in 12 major markets and members in more than 50 U.S. cities. For the past decade, the national organization is dedicated to the advancement of the sports business industry through professional development counseling, networking, and the production of thought-provoking, issue-oriented seminars created to raise the level of discourse on critical sports industry issues. NSMN Membership is annual and open only to professionals who work in sports business. | 212 227-1300