Inaugural Athlete Ally Action Awards Honors Yogi Berra, James Blake, Jason Collins, Martina Navratilova, KPMG, And The WNBA
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: |
Athlete Ally, the nation's largest non-profit organization in LGBT sports, dedicated to eliminating homophobia and transphobia in athletic communities through educational programs of inclusion, respect, and allyship. |
What: |
The Inaugural Athlete Ally Action Awards celebrates the pioneering actions by individuals and organizations in 2014 that helped create LGBT inclusive athletic environments and eliminate anti-LGBT prejudice. This first-of-its-kind event is an unprecedented LGBT-straight alliance, embodying the Athlete Ally motto: Victory Through Unity. |
This year's honorees are Yogi Berra, James Blake, Jason Collins, Martina Navratilova, KPMG, and the WNBA. |
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The event will be hosted by MSNBC's Thomas Roberts and former NHL star and member of Athlete Ally's Board of Directors Sean Avery. Special guests expected to attend include New York Yankees pitcher Brandon McCarthy, Bravo TV executive Andy Cohen, Olympians Cameron Myler and Blake Skjellerup, model Hilary Rhoda, and tennis champion Rennae Stubbs. |
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Sponsors of the event include Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, HBO, JetBlue, MillerCoors, and Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
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The Action Awards are the latest achievement for Athlete Ally this year, following the Principle 6 campaign around the 2014 Winter Olympics, the announcement of a strategic alliance with Major League Baseball, and a partnership with the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. |
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When: |
Thursday, October 2, 2014. |
A cocktail reception will begin at 6:30 PM, with the Awards ceremony starting at 7:00 PM. A dessert reception will follow. |
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Media availability will be from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM. For further information and specific interview requests, see contacts below. |
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Where: |
Cafe Rouge, 145 W. 32nd Street, New York, NY |
SOURCE Athlete Ally
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