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San Francisco, CA – It was announced
today by Dinner Chairs Craig and Maureen Sullivan that Archbishop
George H. Niederauer will present the 2008 Loaves & Fishes Award for Outstanding
Community Organization to All Stars Helping Kids (ASHK) and Founder Ronnie
Lott on Friday, April 11, 2008, at the 11th Annual Loaves & Fishes
Dinner, benefiting over 30 programs of Catholic Charities CYO.
For 19 years, All Stars Helping Kids (ASHK) and founder
Ronnie Lott have consistently responded to the needs of the most vulnerable
in the Bay Area by generating critical funds for organizations that break
the cycle of poverty through education and provide enriching opportunities
for at-risk youth. Lott’s belief that everyone—from corporations
to professional athletes and individuals—can transform the lives
of underserved children, motivated him to start ASHK. The organization
raises resources to directly benefit community youth programs and
advocates for solutions to various issues plaguing children in low-income
communities. The KIPP Heartwood Academy, the BUILD entrepreneurial program for
underserved youth, Eastside College Preparatory school in East Palo Alto,
CYO Camp
in Occidental, CA, and the San Francisco Food Bank are only a handful
of the many programs ASHK directly supports.
In selecting All Stars Helping Kids and Founder Ronnie
Lott as a 2008 honoree, Archbishop Niederauer stated, “Through All
Stars Helping Kids, founder Ronnie Lott has shown that he is an All Star
on the football field and off. ASHK is offering a profound and effective
way for underprivileged Bay Area youth to transform their lives.”
Upon hearing the news, Lott said, “It’s truly an honor to
accept this award. Just as CCCYO is committed to helping children in need,
All Stars is committed to giving children in low-income communities an
edge so they can excel in the classroom and in life.”
Also being honored are George M. Marcus for Outstanding
Philanthropic Works, and Levi Strauss & Co. for Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy.
This year’s honorees have displayed a dedication to giving back
both locally and globally, focusing their efforts especially on interfaith
collaborations, the arts, support of those with HIV/AIDS, children, low
income families and those living in poverty.
Created by Cardinal William Levada, Archbishop Emeritus
of San Francisco, and Clint Reilly, former President of the Catholic
Charities CYO Board
of Directors, the Loaves & Fishes Award honors extraordinary charitable
works in our communities and raises vital funds for the agency’s
programs that help families, children and those in need. More than $8,000,000
has been raised in support of Catholic Charities CYO through the Loaves & Fishes
Awards and Dinner. # # #
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Catholic Charities CYO is one of the largest non-profit providers of social services in the Bay Area.
Our mission is to serve and advocate for the poor, the sick, the distressed, children, youth, families,
immigrants and seniors, regardless of their faith. All money contributed to Catholic Charities CYO
directly supports our programs in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties.
Founded in 1907 to care for the orphans of the San Francisco earthquake, Catholic Charities is an
agency of the San Francisco Archdiocese, yet operates as an independent non-profit organization,
and does not in any way contribute to or receive funds from the church.
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