6th Annual Father of the Year Awards

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Every year, the Father’s Day Council conducts a nomination process to identify honorees who have made family a priority while balancing demanding careers and community involvement, thus being nominated as Father of the Year.
 
This year the Council is honoring Kermit Alexander, Ross Newhan, Michael O’Connor and Zareh Sarrafian.
 
By honoring men who are seen as leaders in the community, we are generating attention to the event that furthers the Father’s Day Council’s goal of heightening awareness of the importance of fatherhood. 
 
Enjoy a red carpet experience, celebrity appearances, a 52-card wine auction, heart-warming honoree videos, a chance to meet type-1 and type-2 diabetics from our community - and much more! You won't want to miss it! 

Individual tickets are $150 and sponsorship opportunities are still available. We hope you will join us in supporting the inspirational gentlemen who will be honored at this year's event!


PRESS RELEASE: 2015 Honorees Announced
 
Contact: Dayna Perry
619.234.9897 ext. 7417
DPerry@diabetes.org
 
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION PROUD TO HONOR FOUR RECIPIENTS AT THE 2015 FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
 
6th Annual Father of the Year Awards dinner, Wednesday, May 27, at Riverside Convention Center
 
Riverside, Calif., (January 28, 2015) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) office serving the Greater San Diego Area has announced the four recipients of the 2015 Father of the Year awards in Riverside. The purpose of this award is to recognize men that have made family a priority, while balancing a demanding career and community involvement. Every year, the local council conducts a nomination process to identify honorees that meet and exceed the criteria. You can learn more about the event and past honorees at www.diabetes.org/fotyriverside. Locally, the Father of the Year awards event has raised nearly a half-million dollars for the American Diabetes Association since its inception five years ago.  Nationally the event has raised 30 million dollars to support the ADA’s mission.
 
The four men, who will be honored at the awards dinner on May 27, include: Kermit Alexander of Riverside, retired NFL player and community activist; Ross Newhan or Corona, retired Hall-of-Fame sports journalist, LA Times; Michael O’Connor of Moreno Valley, Executive Vice President, HUB International; and Zareh Sarrafian of Riverisde, CEO, Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Please visit www.diabetes.org/riversidefoty for a detailed biography of each honoree.
 
The ADA said each honoree was selected based on their commitment to the community and to family. “We could not be more excited to have these men connected to our cause. They are all exceptional businessmen, community role models, and fathers,” said Dayna Perry, manager of the American Diabetes Association, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. “These men have joined a fraternity of incredible leaders, not only in our community, but nationwide. They deserve to be recognized for being exemplary fathers, community leaders, and for their commitment to raise funds and awareness of our mission to Stop Diabetes.”
 
The ADA will host its 6th annual Father of the Year Awards beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at Riverside Convention Center, 3443 Orange St., Riverside. Tickets begin at $150 per person and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Perry at (619) 234-9897, ext. 7417, or visit www.diabetes.org/riversidefoty.
 
ABOUT FATHER OF THE YEAR:
The Father of the Year Awards program, presented by the Father’s Day Council and benefiting the American Diabetes Association, honors fathers in the U.S. who have demonstrated the ability to balance their personal lives, serve as role models of strength, commitment and love for their children and help make positive contributions to their communities. The New York-based Father’s Day Council, which began the awards in 1942, designated the ADA as its charity partner in 1999. The Riverside ADA council began its Father of the Year awards in 2009.
 
ABOUT THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION:
Diabetes is a serious, life-threatening and incurable disease that can lead to loss of life or complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and amputations, if untreated.  It is the seventh leading cause of death by disease.  Nearly 29.1 million or 9.3% of Americans have diabetes and at least 86 million have pre-diabetes.  More than one-third of people with diabetes are undiagnosed.  In Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, approximately 1.4 million people have diabetes or pre-diabetes.  The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization concerned with diabetes and its complications. Founded in 1940, the ADA provides services in communities nationwide.
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