Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 PM
Good Units at Hudson Hotel
358 West 58th Street, New York, NY
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The Action Awards celebrates the pioneering actions by individuals and organizations in 2016 that helped create LGBT-inclusive athletic environments and eliminate anti-LGBT prejudice.
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This year's event will feature an evening of cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, an inspiring awards ceremony, a luxury silent auction, and the opportunity to network with individual and corporate philanthropic leaders from the sports and business communities, as well as all-star athletes and sports personalities.
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SCHEDULE
7-10 pm Cocktail and Hors d'oeurves Reception
8:00 pm Action Awards Ceremony
10 pm After-Party
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EVENT LEADERSHIP
Christine C. Quinn
Fran Boller
Chris Coffey
Brian Ellner
Frederick C. Raffetto
Robert L. York, Jr.
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HONOREES
Boston Celtics
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA's All-Time Leading Scorer and Six-Time NBA Champion
Greg Louganis, Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
Heather O'Reilly, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and World Cup Champion
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PRESENTERS & SPECIAL GUESTS
Grant Hill, Retired NBAÂ Star & Co-Owner, Atlanta Hawks
Lori Lindsey, Retired US Women's Soccer National Team Midfielder
Peter Nelson, Executive Vice President, HBO Sports
Music by DJ Prince Hakim
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MVP SPONSORS
$25,000+
Ken Mehlman

CAPTAIN SPONSORS
$15,000+
MillerCoors
RBC Capital Markets
United Federation of Teachers
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ALLY SPONSORS
$10,000+
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Citi
Allison Grover and Susie Scher
Haddad Brands
HBO
KPMG LLP
Northwestern Mutual
Target
Steve, Laurie, and Jonathan Tisch
Tusk Ventures
Steve Wozencraft and John Evans
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FANS
$5,000+
Capalino + Company
Dan O'Connell
G-III
Icon Realty Management
Major League Soccer
National Football League
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BOOSTERS
$2,500+
AT&T
BakerHostetler
Jim O'Brien
Christine C. Quinn and Kim Catullo
Susan Rudin
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IN-KIND GIFTS
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Boxed Water is Better
Cipperman Design
Edelman
JetBlue
Joe Coffee
MillerCoors
Tito's Handmade Vodka
VOLUNTEERS
Credit Suisse
Edelman
KPMG
CO-CHAIRS
$1,000+
Ansell Grimm & Aaron, PC
Michael Balaban
 Scott L. Bennett Charitable Fund at Our Fund
Fran Boller
Robby Browne
Joy and Steven Bunson
Tim Bush and Xavier Boyaval
Laura Clise
Chris Coffey and Adam J. Riff
Karen Dixon
Fannie Mae
Jeff Gates and Mike Moran
Jeff Gearheart
Keith Harman
Brandon Hayward
Albert Imperato
Kevin Jennings and Jeff Davis
Lisa Linsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Alan Miles and Drew Glick
Rosemarie Mohammed
Christine C. Quinn and Kim Catullo
Frederick C. Raffetto
Seth Rosen
Barry Skovgaard
Rob Smith and Rod Grozier
Harold Smith-Franzen
Mark Stephanz
Mike Syers
Hudson Taylor and Lia Parifax
Sandye Taylor
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Ward
Robert L. York, Jr.
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HOST COMMITTEE
$500+
Jack Boyd
David Chadburn and Tom Nichols
Amy Clise
Diane Coffey
Juliette DeCarlo
Michael Diesenhaus
Carin and Roger Ehrenberg
Tracy Elstein
Andres Fernandez
Derek Goodman
Bruce Hayes
John Homan
Dennis H. Hranitzky
Eric Hunter
Lanaya Irvin
Laurence Isaacson and Alex Guidera
Sean James
Tanya Kalivas
Amin Kassam and Bob Kasunic
Gregory Kerr
Otho Kerr
Joseph Lattinelli
Randy Medrano
Douglas Nieters
Jack and Sarah Raslowsky
Michael Sarkozi and Ron Shuma
David Scher
Mark Sexton
Johann Shudlick
Susan Stewart and Julie Olson
Justin Stokes
Ltesia Tee and Asensio Hobson
Daryl Wickstrom and Steve Cunningham
Scott Williams
 List in formation as of September 25, 2016.
Please contact jonathan.slawson@athleteally.org for more information.

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