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Richard Levychin, CPA, CGMA has been awarded the 2016 Arthur Ashe Leadership Award.
He will be honored at the annual Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health 22nd Annual Black Tie and Sneakers Gala, Sports Ball 2016, on the evening of Wednesday, October 19th 2016, at the Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central.
"Richard is being honored not only for his role as the managing partner for the award winning CPA firm KBL, LLP", says Dr. Ruth Browne, CEO of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, "but also for his work as a respected thought leader in the entrepreneurial community and as a leader with such organizations as the Entrepreneurs Organization, One Hundred Black Men, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants."
Other 2016 Arthur Ashe Leadership Award recipients include: Robin Roberts, Author and Co-Anchor, ABCs Good Morning America, Loreen Arbus, disability rights activist, altruist, producer and author; Dr. James E. Cottrell, Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Member of Board of Regents, New York State Education Department; Howard Cross, Sport Analyst, NBC Sports, Senior Vice President, Cresa New York, NFL Super Bowl Champion; and Patrick J. McGovern, Sr. Director, Government Affairs, Gilead Sciences. This years event co-hosts are NY1 News Anchor and Author Cheryl Wills and NBC 4 New York, Anchor, David Ushery.
Click on link below for more information on Sports Ball:
http://www.arthurasheinstitute.org/arthurashe/sports-ball-2016/sporstball-2016-pledge-sheet/SB-2016-Pledge-Sheet:en-us.pdf
About the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Tennis champion, activist and humanitarian Arthur Ashe established the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health in 1992 with a simple but powerful goal: improved health care and education for Americas urban residents. Arthur Ashe passed away in 1993 after contracting the AIDS virus from a blood transfusion but the Institute remains true to Arthurs vision. The funds raised at Sports Ball support the Institutes programs that encourage people to take a pro-active approach to their health. Our Health Science Academy is training the next generation of health care providers. Our community health empowerment programs help people to lead their own efforts to be healthy. The Institute is a leader and pioneer in developing culturally competent health services that address racial, ethnic and gender disparities in health.
About Sports Ball
Sports Ball is a party with a purpose that pays tribute to Arthur Ashe, emphasizes the importance of helping others, and honors individuals who use their celebrity for the good of humanity. Past honorees include; Susan Lucci, Billie Jean King, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Dr. Maya Angelou, Harry Carson, Keith Hernandez, Star Jones, Hank Aaron, Tom Brokaw, Kenneth Chenault, Donna de Varona, George Foreman, Danny Glover, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Rusty Staub and Dave Winfield. Throughout the evening guests mingle with celebrities, dance, and play interactive games. Sports Ball has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times and The Today Show.
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