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Toronto FC's De Rosario Nominated for Jefferson Award

Published on September 25, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Toronto FC News Release


Toronto FC announced Friday that midfielder Dwayne De Rosario has been nominated for the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Athlete, presented by All Stars Helping Kids, a national nonprofit organization founded by NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott.

The nomination is a result of the Canadian's involvement with Nothing But Nets, a grassroots initiative dedicated to distributing life-saving bed nets throughout Africa to limit the spread of malaria carried by mosquitoes. Since 2007, De Rosario has hosted a variety of soccer clinics, demonstrations and fundraising parties to raise money to benefit the organization. Since arriving at Toronto FC, he is also involved in Spread The Net here in Canada.

"It's very humbling to be selected as a nominee for this prestigious award along with a lot of very prominent athletes," says midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. "You do these charitable things never really expecting to get recognized and it's nice to know people pay attention to what you do outside of what happens on the field."

De Rosario joins an impressive array of nominees, including Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, former U.S. WNT soccer star Mia Hamm, and tennis superstar Venus Williams. Past winners of this award include Oprah Winfrey, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and Bill & Melinda Gates.

Fans can place their vote for the midfielder by logging on to www.allstarshelpingkids.org or by visiting www.torontofc.ca through November 15. Ten "Dream Team" finalists will be announced in December at the 3rd Annual All Stars Helping Kids Sports, Business & Philanthropy Luncheon in New York City, with the winner announced at the annual Jefferson Awards National Ceremony in June 2010.

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