In June 2008 David Ortiz was recognized by UNICEF and given the Children's Champions Award, the first time that a sports figure has been awarded this prestigious humanitarian award.
Sponsors of the event include Reebok, vitamin water and Sharp Electronics.
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For more information on the David Ortiz Children's Fund, please visit www.DavidOrtizChildrensFund.org.
About David Ortiz Children Fund
In 2006 David learned of the International Hospital for Children (IHC), a non-profit organization linking pediatric critical care services to children in developing countries. He was particularly inspired by the Dominican HEARTS program, a collaborative effort initiated by IHC and Heart Care Dominicana with a consortium of 6 U.S. health focused international organizations. This consortium is dedicated to training and empowering Dominican doctors and nurses at Cedimat Hospital in Santo Domingo to care for the cardiac needs of Dominican children. Today because of these efforts and the support from The David Ortiz Children's Fund, Dominican children no longer have to wait for the heart care they so desperately need.
The goal of this fund is to heal as many children as possible in his native country in all critical care aspects, as well as partner with children's health efforts in New England.
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