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Timothy Shriver Receives 2007 Humanitarian Award From Lions Clubs International
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To: SPORTS EDITORS
Contact: Jessica Stone of Special Olympics International, +1-202-
715-1155, jstone@specialolympics.org
WASHINGTON, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Special Olympics
International announced today that Chairman Timothy P. Shriver,
Ph.D., has been honored by Lions Clubs International with the 2007
Lions Humanitarian Award, the highest accolade bestowed by the
service club organization. Shriver received the award before a crowd
of more than 15,000 Lions and their...
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