Fort Washington, PA - The Cosmo Cares Team hit the streets of Philadelphia looking for outdoor community pantries and refrigerators for the Fill the Fridge Program & Feed Philly Program. First stop S 9th and Mifflin Street. Please feel free to share any locations you may know of and help us feed Philly.
Fort Washington, PA - On Tuesday February 2, 2021 Leigh Steinberg, iconic sports agent and founder of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment hosted the 34th Annual Steinberg Superbowl Party Virtually in response to COVID related restrictions. For the past five years Cosmo and his partner Leigh have been awarding and celebrating outstanding individuals in sports during the party; awards go to athlete’s, owners, coaches and GM’s for all their humanitarian work off the field. All donations raised from the party will go to granting life changing wishes for critically ill children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation and raising funds via the live auction for the Warrior Run Organization.
This year awardees recognized for improving the lives in their communities are Adrian Amos; Safety for Green Bay Packers, Ronald Jones II; RB for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bruce Smith; Retired Defensive End for Buffalo Bills, Sam Harris; USF Medical Student, Chris Ballard; GM of Indianapolis Colts and Brian Flores; Head Coach of Miami Dolphins. This new group of recipients brought the total Awardees to 50.
Fort Washington, PA - Cosmo Cares partnered with Marnie Schneider for our Annual Ronald McDonald House Superbowl Event. The annually scheduled event is held the Friday before the Superbowl. During this pandemic we could not be there in person, so we zoomed a Virtual Tailgate Party with the Ronald McDonald Tampa Bay House and Kansas City House (Superbowl opponents). Everyone enjoyed a virtual tour of the houses, a hearty lunch provided by Cosmo Cares, messages from special guests including Dick Vermeil and Vince Papale and a book reading from children’s author, Marnie Schneider. Cosmo Cares donated the books to all attendees at the reading. Everyone at both houses were celebrating the upcoming Super Bowl LV.
Marnie Schneider is the granddaughter of Leonard Tose, former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and one of the co-founders of the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia. Marnie wrote a series of children’s book called Football Freddie & Fumble the Dog for each NFL football city.
Cosmo Cares is a longtime supporter of the Ronald McDonald House nationally. This year’s two city event also was a celebration of Cosmo Care’s Steinberg Sports & Entertainment representation of the Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Ronald Jones II.
New York, NY - On January 3, 2021, the 116th Congress adjourned and with its closure two members of HDI’s Congressional Advisory Board Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Pete Olson (R-TX) retired.
HDI would like to extend its sincerest thanks to Representative Lowey and Representative Olson for the service they have given to HDI’s Congressional Advisory Board.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey was among the longest serving members of HDI’s Congressional Advisory Board. Ms. Lowey worked with HDI’s founder, Constance Milstein, to promote dialogue between the U.S. Congress and the United Nations.
Congressman Pete Olson, a more recent member, was extremely supportive of advancing HDI’s commitment to bipartisanship. Mr. Olson was also a senior member of HDI’s Congressional delegation to the port of Antwerp (Belgium). In Antwerp, Mr. Olson forcefully advocated for U.S. maritime interests and for American business.
HDI would like to wish Representative Lowey and Representative Olson success in their new endeavors and will continue to seek their advice and guidance.
New York, NY - HDI is proud to announce that Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) has become a member of HDI’s bipartisan Congressional Advisory Board.
Congressman Pocan will be replacing Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) who has been selected by President-elect Biden to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Congressman Mark Pocan has represented Wisconsin’s Second Congressional District since 2013. The Second District is located in south central Wisconsin and includes the capital of Wisconsin, Madison. In the 116th Congress, Representative Pocan served on the important House Appropriations Committee.
Congressman Pocan has been active on HDI’s programs and has participated in HDI’s Congressional delegations with other Members to the United Nations in New York and to other countries.
Fort Washington, PA - The Cosmo Cares team donated duffle bags to the Montgomery County Youth Center. The Duffel Bags all included blankets, pillows, towels, hygiene products, coloring books, games and positive teen books in each of them. When children enter the foster care system they are often given a trash bag to carry their belongings. The Cosmo Cares team wanted to eliminate trash bags and give the kids something to call their own.
The Montgomery County Youth Center is a 48-bed coed residential facility where 10 -18 year old’s reside. The primary objective of the Youth Center is to provide physical and emotional well-being for their residents. It’s a safe and secure environment. The kids learn new skills to affect positive change in their lives.
Barbara Lee (D-CA) was Awarded the Elijah Cummings Award for Minority Health Equality on Word AIDS Day 2020
New York, NY - HDI Congratulates Congressional Advisory Board Member Barbara Lee (D-CA) on receiving The Elijah Cummings Award for Minority Health Equality from NMAC, the national HIV/AIDS advocacy organization for her longstanding commitment to fighting the HIV epidemic. We are honored that Congresswoman Lee has been a member of HDI’s Congressional Advisory Board for over a decade.
New York, NY - HDI is proud to work closely with the Congressional Black Caucus. On December 3, 2020 the Caucus chose by acclamation the following leadership team for the 117th Congress.
Chair -Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
First Vice Chair – Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Second Vice Chair- Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
Secretary – Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Whip – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Parliamentarian – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Congresswoman Jackson Lee, Congressman Johnson, and Congresswoman Wilson are members of HDI’s Congressional Advisory Board (CAB).
Philadelphia, PA - The Cosmo Cares team celebrated Thanksgiving early by donating 45 Thanksgiving dinners to families in need this Holiday season. The beneficiary were the St. Martin de Porres Catholic School students from Pre-Kindergarten to 8thGrade. Mrs. Kelly Lanza, School Principal was instrumental in arranging the distribution of the Holiday dinners that included: turkey, gravy, stuffing, green beans, corn and cranberry sauce. Purchased from the Flourtown Acme. The Acme provided a contribution in the form of a discount.
The school is located in one of the most economically depressed and crime-ridden areas of North Philadelphia, St. Martin de Porres School has served poor and minority families for over 100 years under the guidance of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Ninety-nine percent of the School’s 500 students are African American, and many come from families living below the poverty line. For the children of these neighborhoods, an education holds the greatest hope for their future.
The Cosmo Cares team felt blessed and thankful for the privilege to help.
HDI is proud to have participated for the third year in the Taihe Civilizations Forum which was held September 6-12, 2020. Taihe Institute is an important international organization which, as does HDI, devotes itself to improving dialog among nations and peoples. This year’s forum was based on the theme of “Science Culture, Future Ethics and Common Values”. There were four sub-forums on International Relations, Education and Culture, Disruptive Technologies, and Security and Development of the Belt and Road. Because of the current worldwide pandemic this year’s forum was done virtually with participants from around the world discussing topics on virtual platforms.
Next year’s forum will again be held in Beijing, China.
