| Chicago, IL-Top athletes from Chicago’s best-known professional sports teams were in attendance to accept their awards at the 18th Annual Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards on Monday, February 13th 2006 to benefit the March of Dimes. More than 700 people were in attendance and the event raised $330,000. Honorees are chosen based on their contributions to their teams and the Chicago community.
The award recipients were :Muhsin Muhammad of the Chicago Bears; Mark Bell of the Chicago Blackhawks; Jim Curtin of the Chicago Fire; Chris Duhon of the Chicago Bulls; Michael Barrett of the Chicago Cubs; William "the Fridge" Perry of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears received the Lifetime Achievement Award; John Anthony Valle of Calumet City was the recipient of the Inspirational Athlete of the Year Award; A special team award was given to the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox and was accepted by new Sox infielder Rob Mackowiak.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies and in 2003 launched a campaign to address the increasing rate of premature birth. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or its Spanish language Web site at nacersano.org.
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