By Brittany Alvarado When thinking about the responsibilities of a 10-year-old, what comes to mind? Certainly not being a caregiver for a parent. In an ideal world, it should be the other way around. Quai (pronounced Kway) Jefferson didn't mind that he was the exception. When Quai was just 6-years-old, his mother, Vaida, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. By the age of 10, [...]
(Photo courtesy of Chris Robbie) Two weeks. It doesn't sound like a significant amount of time, but for Chris Robbie, 24, it was the quality, not the quantity of those weeks that made all the difference. Robbie spent two weeks in Uganda in 2012. On the plane ride back to the United States, the Longmont, Colorado native redirected [...]
Photo courtesy of Ruth Riley By Kim Constantinesco Olympic gold medalist and former WNBA star Ruth Riley grew up in rural Indiana. Basketball is a way of life there, and if you need visual confirmation, drive down any road and you're guaranteed to see just as many basketball hoops attached to barns as there are haystacks. The [...]
(Photo courtesy of Darryl Cloud) Step by step, road after road, Darryl Cloud has gotten used to the surface underneath his feet changing. The Ohio native who joined the Marines at the ripe age of 17 has repurposed himself time and time again to continue living a life that’s synonymous with selflessness. Fundraising marathons, soul-testing triathlons, early morning [...]
Vaughn Ripley ascends Mt. Rainer. We’re a little late on this one, but each and every month we’re going to take a look at Purpose 2 Play’s most popular stories from the previous month. This will be measured by the number of page views each story receives. With that said, here are our five most popular stories from the [...]
Photo: Cover of Sean's book, Keep Climbing By Kim Constantinesco Sean Swarner, 39, is an expert climber not just on the world's highest peaks, but in the ultimate trek we call life. He climbed his way from the depths of proverbial hell all the way up to quite literally the top of the world. Swarner is the [...]
Photo: Jill Loyden- Sky Blue FC By Brittany Alvarado U.S. Women's National Team and Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Jill Loyden has been through a lot to put it simply. Her life has been filled with rejection, triumph, injuries, and personal tragedy. "I’ve been an underdog my whole life," Loyden said. "I didn’t always play on the best teams. [...]
CC and Amber Sabathia with their four kids. Photo courtesy of Amber Sabathia By Kim Constantinesco Ask any professional athlete that has ever played for a New York area team. The microscope is as intense as the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Since 2009, Cy Young Award winner and six-time MLB all-star CC Sabathia has [...]