PGA TOURS’ TIM FINCHEM TO RECEIVE ‘DICK SCHAAP LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD’ NEW YORK, November 15, 2005 - - Tim Finchem, commissioner of the PGA Tour, will be presented with the 2005 Dick Schaap Lifetime Achievement in Sports Award at the Michael S. Modell Memorial Awards Dinner on Thursday evening, December 1, at the Grand Hyatt NY Hotel. The event, which is expected to attract 1,000 guests, benefits the Greater New York Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). The Dick Schaap Award is named for the well-respected and highly-admired sports reporter, TV personality, author, editor and long-time supporter of CCFA who passed away in 2001. It is given to someone who has reached the pinnacle of achievement in their sport - - while, at the same time, making significant contributions to their community, charities and opportunities within their chosen field. Also to be honored at the Dinner will be philanthropist Jan V. Vilcek, MD, a leading professor in the Department of Microbiology at the NYU School of Medicine, who will receive the Michael S. Modell Humanitarian of the Year Award; and Greg Aarons, a 23-year-old college student who has had a life-long battle against indeterminate colitis and numerous other auto-immune diseases, who is set to be recognized with the Profile in Courage Award. Tables & Tickets Available To The Public As Commissioner, Finchem has greatly expanded the earnings opportunities for PGA TOUR players domestically and internationally. In addition, his personal dedication to the success of the World Golf Foundation’s First Tee initiative has helped that program achieve its initial objectives in developing facilities that will have an impact on the game for years to come. “Our primary purpose as a membership organization is to create outstanding playing and earnings opportunities for our players,” Finchem says, “and we are proud of what our tournaments do for charity (more than $800 million raised) and the active role we have been able to take as an organization in growing the game for future generations.” About the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America/Greater New York Chapter For the past 38 years, the CCFA’s Greater NY Chapter has hosted a sports-themed Dinner to honor exemplary sports, business and medical leaders who have made major contributions to our country, to their community and to this cause. The Chapter, which serves all five boroughs of New York City, secures donations and produces numerous fundraising events each year, which help support CCFA-sponsored research and education programs. Funds raised at this function will sponsor research to find the medical cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. # # # Press Release 11/16/05 1:08 PM Eastern |
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