Community Engagement

Elizabeth, N.J. – September 22, 2026 -- New Jersey fast-casual chain Salad House catered a free, full-day youth basketball camp in Elizabeth as part of a growing NIL partnership with local high school standout Jayden Johnson.

Salad House delivers signature wraps to fuel young athletes at Elizabeth camp

The brand supplied platters of its Buffalo Chicken Wrap and Crispy Mutha Clucka Wrap during a lunch break at the Fred Erxleben Recreation Center, feeding campers between morning and afternoon basketball sessions. The camp offered free skill development, competition, and mentorship for local boys and girls.

Louisville – September 22, 2026 -- The TurfMutt Foundation will stage two signature charity events at Equip Exposition 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky, benefiting longtime partner Kentucky Humane Society (KHS).

Mulligan's 5K Fun Run & Walk kicks off October 21 at the TurfMutt Foundation Great Lawn.

Participants will depart from the Great Lawn at Waterfront Park and cross the Ohio River via the historic Big Four Pedestrian Bridge. All registrants receive a commemorative shirt and finisher medal, with proceeds directed to KHS.

The 8th Annual Mulligan's Mutt Madness adoption event runs October 22 at the Kentucky Expo Center.

Held inside Mulligan's Garden Park, a custom-built indoor green space, the event allows Equip attendees to meet and adopt rescue dogs from KHS. Since its launch, Mutt Madness has placed more than 130 dogs with industry professionals and attendees.

Pleasant Hill, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- Special Olympics Northern California (SONC) has appointed five new members to its Board of Directors as the organization works to strengthen its financial base and expand inclusive sports programming across the region.

SONC recruits finance, law and pro-sports executives for board expansion

The new directors are Colleen Atkinson, Kevin Brown, Richard Rahm, Brian Wentzel, and athlete leader Devon Yoshimine. David Solo, President and CEO of SONC, said the group brings expertise spanning corporate finance, professional sports operations, grassroots coaching and lived athlete experience to support the organization's growth goals.

Cologne – – September 22, 2026 -- Smart home appliance brand CHiQ sponsored Germany's inaugural ITF Juniors Wheelchair Tournament, held September 19–20 at the Marienburger Sport-Club in Cologne. The event followed CHiQ's August backing of the Para Youth Development Day, marking the company's expansion from grassroots activities into elite youth competition sponsorship.

Tournament draws competitors from five European countries

The field included young athletes from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Both seasoned players and newcomers making their international debut competed, using the event as a springboard toward higher-level tournaments.

Fountain Valley, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- Hyundai has renewed and extended its sponsorship of the Atlanta Braves through the 2029 season, continuing a partnership that began in 2014 and has spanned the franchise's entire tenure at Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta.

Hyundai retains stadium signage and broadcast sponsorships at Truist Park

The renewed deal keeps Hyundai visible through outfield wall placements in Left Field and seating bowl signage behind the Visitors Dugout, seen by fans during TV broadcasts and in-stadium attendance. Hyundai remains the presenting sponsor of the Braves Radio Network's Sunday broadcasts, which reach 170 markets across eight states, described as the largest radio network in professional sports, as well as BravesVision, the team's owned television network.

Los Angeles – September 21, 2026 -- Kobold Press, the twenty-year-old independent tabletop game publisher behind Tales of the Valiant, will be profiled in an upcoming segment of "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia," a short-form documentary series distributed to Public Television stations nationwide.

Filming is set for September 21, 2026, at the production company's Florida studio

Kobold Press Chief Executive Officer Alexander Stangroom and Marketing Director Dot Steverson will travel to the studio to represent the company. The segment will examine how tabletop roleplaying games function as tools for reading comprehension, arithmetic, negotiation and improvisation, and why libraries, schools and community organizations have added them to programming.

Nashville – – September 19, 2026 -- BMI Imaging Systems, Inc. sponsored a four-man team for the 10th Annual Steve Tidwell Shoot for the Troops, a sporting clay tournament held August 29, 2026, at the Nashville Gun Club, marking the company's third consecutive year backing the event.

Tournament proceeds fund 13 local veteran families through Adopt a Hero program

The event, hosted by the Nashville Chapter of the Joshua Chamberlain Society (JCS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, directs all tournament proceeds to severely wounded veterans and families of fallen service members in Middle Tennessee. Since 2013, the Nashville chapter has supported 13 heroes and their families through its Adopt a Hero program, with donations staying entirely local.

PHOENIX – September 19, 2026 -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Health Choice (AZ Blue Health Choice) is distributing approximately 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to Medicaid families across Arizona this year, tying the giveaway directly to a push for increased preventive pediatric care.

Backpack Distribution Ties School Supplies to Well-Child Visit Access

AZ Blue Health Choice partnered with Equality Health Foundation on the initiative, which supplies notebooks, folders, pencils, crayons, rulers and glue sticks to children and families statewide. The program is structured around partnerships with pediatric and primary care practices to connect families with annual wellness visits, aiming to identify health issues early and reduce financial strain on households ahead of the school year.

Deerfield Beach, Fla. – September 19, 2026 -- Aastro Roofing has signed on as a major sponsor of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce's upcoming golf tournament and as a sponsor of the Chamber's Fall Business Expo, expanding a partnership that began with its Spring Business Expo sponsorship earlier this year.

Roofing firm deepens ties with Boca Chamber after Spring Expo sponsorship

Aastro Roofing, a licensed roofing and general contracting company based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, has served Broward and Palm Beach counties for more than 11 years. The company holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and Top Rated status on Angi and Google.

Valcourt, QC – September 19, 2026 -- BRP Inc. (TSX: DOO) (NASDAQ: DOO) has awarded grants of up to $5,000 each to more than 50 snowmobile clubs across North America through its 2026 Ski-Doo Snow PASS program, pushing cumulative program funding past CAD $1.5 million since its launch.

Grants target trail infrastructure and access preservation

The 2026 funding round supports projects including bridge repairs, signage upgrades, volunteer recruitment and initiatives to introduce new riders to the sport. The awards, distributed with support from Ski-Doo's dealer network, go to grassroots organizations that maintain the trail systems underpinning the snowmobiling industry.