Philanthropic Efforts
Aside from his numerous business ventures, Steve Rifkind is involved in several philanthropic activities. Camp Excel, founded in 1996 with childhood friend, Psychologist, Dr. Gary Altheim, is a week-long overnight camp for underprivileged children struggling with learning disabilities.
Steve also sponsors and coaches the Delray Blazers, his son’s youth basketball team, in Del Ray Beach, FL. In 2008 they won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Florida state championships.
Rifkind is also a sponsor of breast cancer charities, donating the profits from his “Think Pink Rocks” concerts to breast cancer research and treatment. The first “Think Pink Rocks” event in September 2008 was hosted by Queen Latifah and featured several SRC Records artists.
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