Lauryn Wins Philanthropic Award

NEW YORK, December 17, 2008 – More than 150 people gathered at the Edison Ballroom in
Manhattan last week to recognize the accomplishments of ten professional athletes who are
members of the Jefferson Award for Public Service Dream Team and the winner of the “Bill
Walsh Champion of Change Award”: legendary trailblazer and basketball Hall of Famer Nancy
Lieberman. The morning kicked off when the athletes gathered to ring the opening bell at the
NASDAQ stock exchange in Times Square, and went on to the 3rd Annual All Stars Helping
Kids Sports, Business & Philanthropy Luncheon.
Football Hall of Famer and All Stars Helping Kids Founder Ronnie Lott offered remarks about the
importance of giving back and set the stage for an electrifying series of speeches by the members
of the Dream Team for Public Service who were there. Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo),
Lauryn Williams (Track and Field), Justin Tuck (New York Giants) and AT&T Fan Favorite
Award winner Nnamdi Asomugha (Oakland Raiders) had the opportunity to shed light on what
inspires them to give back to the community.
“I know what it’s like to be helped by an All Star,” Asomugha said of All Stars founder Ronnie
Lott. “That All Star helped me with my career and showed me how to be a better player. He’s in
this room, and I thank him for helping me and helping many more people change their lives
through All Stars Helping Kids.”
The culminating speech came from Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, the winner of
this year’s “Bill Walsh Champion of Change Award.” The Brooklyn, New York native,
Basketball Hall of Famer, Olympian and now coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Frisco,
Texas franchise received the award for her charitable work and trailblazing efforts for women’s
athletics. She is the first woman to receive the award.
About All Stars Helping Kids
Founded in 1989 by Pro Football Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, the mission of All Stars Helping Kids
is to promote a safe, healthy and rigorous learning environment for disadvantaged children. All
Stars Helping Kids achieves its mission by pooling the resources of athletes, corporations and
individuals to provide financial and technical assistance to high-quality academic and physical
enrichment programs working with disadvantaged children.