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USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award Honors Ashley Judd for Her Work with Global Health...
Sept. 16, 2009
Accomplished film, television and Broadway actress and philanthropist Ashley Judd will be honored November 10 as the recipient of the fourth annual USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award being presented by USA TODAY President and Publisher David Hunke. The award recognizes her work as Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS, the education and prevention program of PSI (Population Services International).
Judd will be feted at a private award gala on the evening of November 10 at The Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Guests will enjoy special celebrity tributes to Ashley Judd, dinner, a silent auction and an exciting live auction, with all proceeds to benefit PSI.
"I am honored to receive the USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award. I accept it on behalf of the world's poor, vulnerable, and exploited, who in my capacity as global ambassador for YouthAIDS and board member for PSI, I am committed to serving. I am grateful to PSI and its grassroots mission of providing basic health products, services, and the care necessary to empower people to lead healthier lives, which is the basis for all sustainability and is vital for what we are all working toward: stability and peace," said Ashley Judd.
© 2009 Reuters
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http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS159524+16-Sep-2009+PRN20090916
category: Member Organization News : Awards & Grants
contributed by Liza Nanni on 16 September 2009
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