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January 21, 2005
Five Finalists Named For 2005 Hockey Humanitarian Award
MINNEAPOLIS – The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation announced on January 12 that five outstanding student athletes were selected as finalists for the 2005 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Sarah Carlson Sr. Boston College The finalists were selected by the Hockey Humanitarian Executive Committee from a group of 15 nominees. Each of the finalists have exhibited a strong commitment to their communities, their teams and their studies. Among the highlights of their many humanitarian endeavors: Sarah Carlson traveled to Mexico during the summer of 2004 and volunteered building a church and running a vacation bible school. Gillian Gallagher often spends Saturdays building homes for Habitat for Humanity and is also involved with Support a Soldier in Iraq. John Ostapyk spends time at the Carter Community Building in Lebanon, NH where he has become a role model to underprivileged kids. There are two finalists for the award this season who were also nominees in 2004. Mark Persick, who last year organized a sponsorship of a six year old girl in Somalia, was a nominee as well as a finalist in 2004 while Peter Trovato, who founded the Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund which honors the sacrifices of Massachusetts soldiers in the war on terrorism, was a nominee. For more detailed information on the community service and humanitarian deeds performed by the 2005 finalists, visit www.hockeyhumanitarian.org. The tenth recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be selected from this group of finalists and named in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Friday, April 8th in Columbus, Ohio during the 2005 NCAA Frozen Four. More information on the history of the award, as well as the 2005 Schedule of Events (voting/presentation) can be found at www.hockeyhumanitarian.org. |
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