- Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health Announces Honorees for
                             Sports Ball 2001  -

    NEW YORK, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban
Health (AAIUH) announced the recipients for their 2001 "Leadership In
Community Service Award" today.  Every year the Institute gives this award to
figures in the sports, medical and entertainment fields who make a significant
contribution to the health and well-being in underserved communities.  Last
years honorees were baseball legend Hank Aaron, opera star Jessye Norman and
Nobel Prize winning physician, Dr. Robert F. Furchgott of SUNY Downstate
Medical Center.
    This years honorees were announced by Dr. Edgar Mandeville, Chairman of
the Board of Director for the AAIUH.  Dave Winfield, who will be inducted into
the Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Giants defensive frontman, Michael
Strahorn and nationally reknown physician Dr. Stanley E. Fisher will be
awarded at Sports Ball 2001 on Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at the Waldorf
Astoria.
    Sports Ball is a very high profile charitable event that raises over one
million dollars each year and attracts high profile figures from all sectors
of the sports, entertainment and medical communities.  This year luminaries
such as Keith Hernandez, Jason Sehorn, John Ritter, Heather Locklear along
with many others will be attending to honor Dave Winfield and Michael Strahorn
for this prestigious award.
    The AAIUH is a non-profit organization that provides health education and
health promotion programs in medically underserved communities.  As Arthur
Ashe intended, the Institute is saving the lives of poor urban Americans by
teaching them to lead their own efforts.  The Institute's programs allow
individuals to become self-empowered through knowledge about the behaviors
that affect their health and the health of their communities.

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