Nothing But Nets

Congratulations to Ruth Riley from the Nothing But Nets team for being awarded the WNBA Community Assist Award for August! Ruth, a San Antonio Silver Stars player and Nothing But Nets spokesperson, has shown dedication to community outreach initiatives related to youth health and wellness - particularly in her work for Nothing But Nets.

Most recently, Ruth raised money for Nothing But Nets during a Silver Stars 5k run/walk. That event was just one of many ways that Ruth has helped us to raise awareness about malaria and send nets to save lives!

Check it out as Stephen Colbert and Rick Reilly literally get under the bed net and talk about how easy it is to send nets and save lives, for just $10!

 You too can buy Buzzkill t-shirts like the one Rick gave to Stephen. 

Our very own Rick Reilly will be appearing on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report tonight at 11:30 p.m. CST/10:30 p.m. EST.  No doubt we’re all in for laughs even as Rick and Steven discuss the very serious topic of malaria and bring our message to new people!

Did you know you too can join Rick Reilly’s Nothing But Nets Netraiser Team that has raised more than $163,000 to send bed nets to Africa? To learn more about how Rick Reilly got involved, read the Sports Illustrated article that started it all.
 

This week, Nothing But Nets and the Illinois Lt. Governor, Pat Quinn, launched the Chicago Elementary School Challenge!  Students from across the Chicagoland area will be teaming up with their classmates to raise funds and awareness for malaria prevention.  With the help of their teachers, students will create classroom Netraiser Teams. 

The team with the most funds for malaria raised after December 19th will win a laptop for each student and the teacher, a pizza party, and an assembly for their entire school with Nothing But Nets spokespeople, such as MLS and NBA stars!

Inspired by fundraising efforts of the Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire player Diego Gutierrez, the supporters of the Minnesota Thunder soccer team are stepping up to the challenge of malaria prevention at the Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

These ambitious supporters, who call their group the Twin Cities Nets, plan on hosting a fundraising event to support the efforts of the Nothing But Nets campaign. 

A few weeks ago, Nothing But Nets Director Elizabeth Gore visited Shepard of the Heart United Methodist Church in Pearland, Texas.

Being from this part of Texas, she was incredibly proud that this church is engaged with the campaign. Reverend Wayne Calder, Senior Pastor at Shepard, led the Sweat for Nets bike ride that raised $156,000 for nets! 

A couple weeks ago, Team Buzzill Iron Girls swam biked and ran their way to send nets and save lives for Nothing But Nets. This all girl team, including Elizabeth Gore and Shawn Parell of the UN Foundation, worked together to raise almost $10,000 on their Netraiser Team.

The Iron Girl competition included thousands of women of all ages.  The TriColumbia Association donated $1,000 to the team in honor of all these kick-butt athletes.  

On Sunday, August 31, over 1 million people will run the Human Race and raise funds for good causes. And I am one of them!

Three causes will benefit from this unprecedented event, including the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – the premier humanitarian agency working support 33 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) around the world.