Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health Announces 2007 Leadership Award Recipients
Andy Roddick, Harry Carson, Christine C. Quinn, Dr. Monica Sweeney and Cable Positive will be honored in New York City at Sports Ball 2007, the Institute's 13th Annual Black Tie Gala. Dana Tyler (CBS News) and Otis Livingston (NBC Sports) will host the awards ceremony.
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 28, 2007 -- On Thursday, April 26, 2007 the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health (AAIUH) will honor tennis champion Andy Roddick, football great Harry Carson, Christine Quinn (Speaker, New York City Council), Dr. Monica Sweeney (HIV/AIDS awareness and education pioneer),and Cable Positive (the cable and telecommunications industry's AIDS action organization). The awards will be presented at Sports Ball 2007 at Pier 60/Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. Sports Ball 2007 is the Institute's 13th annual fundraising gala and the evening includes cocktails, silent auction, dinner, awards ceremony, dancing and interactive games. The awards ceremony is hosted by Dana Tyler (Anchor, CBS2 News) and Otis Livingston (Sports Anchor, Today in New York). The VIP & Press Reception begins at 5:30 pm. The honorees were all selected by the Institute's Board of Directors in recognition of their exemplary community service activities.
Honoree Bios:
Andy Roddick is the winner of the 2003 US Open, member of the 2007 Davis Cup Team and ranked # 3 in the world amongst professional male tennis players. Mr. Roddick is the founder of the Andy Roddick Foundation; a non-profit charity dedicated to helping children in need.
Harry Carson is the former Captain of the New York Giants and a 2006 Professional Football Hall of Fame inductee. He is involved with numerous charities and supports several causes including autism, mentoring youth and literacy.
Christine C. Quinn was elected Speaker of the New York City Council in 2006. She is the first woman, openly gay, and Irish person to hold this position. Ms. Quinn has secured numerous budgetary gains and pushed through laws and policies on such critical issues as public safety, early childhood education, hunger and nutrition.
Dr. Monica Sweeney is President of the Medical Society, Brooklyn, New York and a Member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Cable Positive is the cable and telecommunications industry's AIDS action organization.
Black-tie and sneakers are the unofficial uniform of Sports Ball 2007. Each guest will receive a complimentary deluxe gift bag containing a pair of athletic shoes courtesy of RUN Athletics, the creators of the Arthur Ashe Legacy sneaker. American Express, Omnicom, and Glaxo SmithKline are all major sponsors of Sports Ball 2007. Past honorees include Hank Aaron, Dr. Maya Angelou, Venus Williams, Russell Simmons, George Foreman, Tom Brokaw, Danny Glover, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Diahann Carroll, Keith Hernandez and Rusty Staub.
Individual tickets are $875 and tables are available from $8,500 - $50,000. The funds raised at SPORTSBALL support the Institute's innovative community health education programs and research initiatives
About the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Arthur Ashe founded the Institute in 1992, just two months prior to his death from AIDS, in response to the disproportionate amount of illness and death in urban communities from preventable diseases. Arthur knew that many of these diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, are the result of inadequate health care delivery, late detection, and insufficient health education. The Institute is a national tax-exempt charity headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and their innovative community health education and research initiatives serve as models for replication in urban communities throughout the nation. For more information, please call 718-222-5953 or visit www.arthurasheinstitute.org
For press credentials and media inquiries only, please contact:
Wanda Mann
917-353-5994
Wanda(at)MannAboutTown.com
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