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The Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy
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(Photo on right): The Red Sox Foundation was awarded the 2009 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy during a pre-game reception at Fenway Park (from left): Greg Johnson, Executive Director, the Sports Philanthropy Project; Larry Lucchino, President/Chief Executive Officer , Boston Red Sox; John W. Henry, Principal Owner, Boston Red Sox; Mike Egan, Partner Boston Red Sox.; Carlette Patterson, President, Patterson Sports Ventures; and Fred Mann, Assistant Vice President of Communications, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |
The Marvin Lewis Community Fund was honored during a pre-game presentation on the field prior to the Cincinnati Bengals pre-season game on August 27, 2009.
Article in the Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer printed a photo from the presentation on the cover of the Sports section the following day
Radio Interview: The Front Row with Betsy Ross on NPR affiliate WVXU interviewed Greg Johnson and Carlette Patterson
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The Marvin Lewis Community Fund was awarded the 2009 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy by being recognized as an exceptional individual philanthropy within professional sports (from left): Carlette Patterson, Patterson Sports Ventures; Fred Mann, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Greg Johnson, the Sports Philanthropy Project; Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach; Kathy Babiak, University of Michigan Sport Management; Alisha Greenberg, the Sports Philanthropy Project; and Lindsay Reisert, the Marvin Lewis Community Fund. |