The St. Boniface Reasearch Foundation has announced that NBA star Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns will be honoured this September in Winnipeg as the 2011 winner of the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation's International Award. The award recognizes his outstanding commitment a number of underprivileged communities throughout the world through the Steve Nash Foundation. Since 1976, the award has been handed out to a diverse selection of health researchers and humanitarian heroes. Nash's name will join a list that already includes Dr. Christiaan Barnard -- the surgeon who performed the world's first heart transplant -- and Jimmy Carter's wife, Rosalynn. The event will take place in Winnipeg at a gala fundraising dinner at the MTS Centre on Monday September 12. Full event details are at...St-Boniface Hospital Foundation is proud to present its 2011 International Award to Steve Nash in recognition of his commitment to improving circumstances and creating opportunities for children living in poverty, or with illness, abuse or neglect. The Steve Nash Foundation also works to provide thoughtful solutions to critical community needs, such as health care and education programs initiatives in Canada, the United States and South America.
Join us on Monday, September 12, 2011, to celebrate a true champion on and off the courts!
