Jefferson Awards to Be Presented for Achievements in Public Service/Volunteerism

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferson Awards:

WHO:		New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, First Response Team of America founder Tad Skylar Agoglia, Goodwill Industries CEO Jim Gibbons, Partners in Health founder Paul Farmer, Oakland Raiders football player Nnamdi Asomugha and Charlotte Bobcats basketball player Tyrus Thomas will be among the 15 recipients of the 2010 Jefferson Awards, presented by co-founder Sam Beard and hosted by Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace.

WHAT:		Celebrating the decidedly American characteristic for giving back, the 38th annual Jefferson Awards will be bestowed on 15 recipients nationwide whose lives, careers and volunteer activities embody the finest examples of public service.

		Known as the “Nobel Prize for Public Service,” the awards are presented each year during a special gala ceremony in Washington, D.C. where a broad array of honorees are recognized – from high-profile individuals who have dedicated the better part of their lives to public service to celebrated professional athletes to largely unheralded community-based volunteers. Also recognized are organizations – companies that represent the pinnacle in corporate citizenship and schools that best reflect the Jeffersonian ideals of citizen involvement.

		Co-founded in 1973 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr. and Sam Beard, The Jefferson Awards annually celebrate America’s commitment to public service. Recognizing both the famous and the unknown, individuals and organizations, the awards reflect one of the founding ideals of our nation, that of contributing toward the larger good. Past recipients of the award include Lance Armstrong, Hubert Humphrey, Dr. C. Everett Koop, General Colin Powell and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

WHEN:		Tuesday, June 22, 2010
		Press Check-In: 5:30PM
		Arrivals: 6:00PM
		Dinner: 7:00PM

WHERE:		National Building Museum
		401 F Street NW
		Washington, DC 20001