Look To The Stars News: Matt Dawson

Jenson Button Makes A Wish Come True

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has made a wish come true for a very special fan.

Button – patron of the Make-A-Wish Foundation UK – met a young man with a brain tumor for the organization last week. Shaun – who suffers from Craniopharyngioma – has been a huge fan of the driver since his early days, and got the chance to meet his hero through the amazing work of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Shaun was taken by limousine to the headquarters of the Brawn GP Team in Northamptonshire and given a private viewing of a Brawn GP car – a rare privilege for any member of the public. He was also introduced to BBC F1 presenter Jake Humphrey and ex-England Rugby Union player Matt Dawson.

Athletic Champions Pose Naked For AIDS Awareness

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Some of the world’s most beautiful sports stars participated in an amazing black and white nude portrait project by photographers Anderson and Low to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Venus Williams, Terrell Owens, Matt Dawson and Thierry Henry are just a few of the athletic champions who posed for Anderson & Low for the ‘Champions’ exhibit, now on display through March 8, 2009, at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

The exhibit – which took several years to complete – was conceived by the photographers as a way to raise awareness of the global issue of HIV/AIDS.

Sir Ian Botham Swings A Club For Leukaemia Research

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:30:00 +0000

English sports legend Sir Ian Botham swapped his cricket bat for a golf club in a recent tournament that raised over US$100,000 for charity in Spain.

The former cricket captain – who completed his twelfth long-distance walk through Britain for charity in October – was among a host of professional sports stars who played in the Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic at the Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club last month to raise money for Leukaemia Research.

As well as leading a golf tournament that featured Ian Woosnam, Dennis Taylor, Steve Cram, and Matt Dawson, Sir Ian also hosted a gala dinner and auction that included lots such as the chance to play a round of golf at Desert Springs with 2006 Ryder Cup Captain and US Masters Champion Ian Woosnam OBE, and the opportunity to attend a private dinner at Coutts Bank with Sir Ian Botham.