Each year, the Women's Sports Foundation brings together celebrities, business elite and champion athletes to celebrate and recognize the world’s leading sportswomen at its Annual Salute to Women in Sports at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Last night’s Hollywood and athlete celebrity attendees included Sheryl Crow, Holly Hunter, Laila Ali, Michelle Kwan and the Foundation’s Founder, Billie Jean King, who graced the Playtex® Sport™-sponsored “Pink Carpet.”
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Earlier in the evening, Katie Hoff, US Swim Team Champion, and Jennifer Delaney, Sr. Product Manager of Playtex Sport, presented a $25,000 check to Dawnn Cleveland of Chicago, IL who was the recipient of the 2007 Team Player of the Year award. Dawnn is one of the most influential members of the Girls’ Advisory Board, a select group of young women leaders working with Girls in the Game (GIG), an organization that provides physical activity, health education, and leadership development for girls in Chicago.
The Team Playtex Sport campaign was created to encourage girls to be more active and confident in their daily lives. The team was captained by U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach and swimming champion Katie Hoff. Every month a new “Team Player” was added to the team who had demonstrated through a written essay that she played through life with confidence, consistent commitment and a winning attitude. Each monthly winner received $2,500 for continued education and $2,500 to grant to her favorite not-for-profit organization. For more about Dawnn’s story or the Team Player of the Year Campaign, please visit www.playtexsport.com.
In its 28th year, the Women’s Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports is a celebration of women’s sports and recognizes the achievements of all female athletes from myriad sports. Annually, the Foundation crowns two Sportswomen of the Year—one each in Team and Individual categories—and names the Billie Jean King Contribution Award and Wilma Rudolph Courage Award winners. This year’s award winners are: Lorena Ochoa, Individual Sportswoman of the Year; Monica Abbott, Team Sportswoman of the Year; Michelle Kwan, Billie Jean King Contribution Award winner; and the Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team, Wilma Rudolph Courage Award winner. This Awards dinner nets more than $1,000,000 annually.
About Playtex Products, Inc. (NYSE:PYX)
Celebrating 75 years of innovation, Playtex Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a diversified line of Skin Care, Feminine Care, and Infant Care products, including Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones, Playtex gloves, Playtex tampons, Playtex infant feeding products, and Diaper Genie.
About the Women’s Sports Foundation
Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women’s Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. The Foundation’s Participation, Education, Advocacy, Research and Leadership programs are made possible by gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations. The Foundation is located in Nassau County, N.Y. For more information, please call the Foundation at (800) 227-3988 or visit www.WomensSportsFoundation.org.
Contacts:
Jaime
McBeth, 516-542-4700 ext. 112
JMcBeth@WomensSportsFoundation.org
or
Rogers
& Cowan
Erin Burke, 212-445-8367
eburke@rogersandcowan.com
