Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, United States
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SportsBall 2018, the 24th Annual Black Tie & Sneakers Gala benefiting the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health (AAIUH), will take place on Thursday, October 11th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
Renowned guests representing sports, philanthropy, business, entertainment, and medicine will gather to celebrate the legacy of tennis champion, activist and humanitarian Arthur Ashe. The SportsBall features interactive games, dinner, dancing, entertainment, an awards ceremony, and a silent auction. Each guest receives a complimentary pair of sneakers from Rack Room shoes.
This year’s gala will be co-hosted for the first time by Craig Melvin, news anchor on NBC News’ “TODAY” and an anchor on MSNBC, and his wife Lindsay Czarniak, anchor of CNN’s Bleacher Report and former host of ESPN’s SportsCenter.
The 2018 gala will honor Beverly Bond, Women’s empowerment leader and Founder of Black Girls Rock!, Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation; Tracey E. Wilson, PHD – Professor SUNY Downstate Medical Center School of Public Health; and Mike Woods, Meteorologist, and Reporter on FOX 5’s Good Day New York. Dr. Marilyn A. Fraser, CEO of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, will once again preside over the gala.
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