The ball used in the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Netherlands was being auctioned for charity and raised 74,000$. The money will go to Nelson Mandela Charity organization and will be used to promote education, relief of poverty of children and the support of programs that mitigate the impact of the HIV AIDS pandemic in Africa.

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Oh Eun-Sun from South Korea, became on April 27th 2010 the first woman to scale the world’s 14 highest peaks. The Korean tv joined and filmed her at the summit of Mount Annapurna. Oh Eun-Sun is 44 years old and has been climbing for 13 years.
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A group of 114 water skiers broke the world record when they successfully were towed by a single boat over one nautical mile on west coast of Tasmania. The skiers got the best conditions they could hope for.

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In Detroit, A new gym opened, this gym is for homeless men and women and it has some donated ping pong tables, treadmills and other equipment which was donated. In addition, 10 stationary bikes that generate electricity were purchased and the electricity produced from it goes back to the facility and reduces by that the electricity costs.

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Charles Woodson, A football player,  donates $2 millions to the new University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital.

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A great initiative of a battery company (DURACELL) invites people to cycle and produce electricity while doing it. This electricity will be saved and used at New Year celebrations in New Years Eve. Some celebrities already gave their peace of energy to this project, celebrities such as Giselle, Sean Paul and others.

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