Monday, March 26, 2007

CELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT XIII with musical performances by Diana Ross and more...


Billy Crystal, Donald Trump, David Foster, Reba McEntire, Sharon Stone, Muhammad Ali, Diana Ross, Patricia Smith, Emmitt Smith, Kevin Sorbo, Khalia Ali, Michael Buble, Shaun White, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Doug Flutie, John Elway, Tony Hawk, Lhotse Merriam, Derrek Lee, Michael Johnson, Missy Peregrym, Buzz Aldrin, Kurt Warner


(News Item):CELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT XIII with musical performances by Diana Ross, Michael Bublé and Neil Sedaka under the direction of David Foster.




Muhammad Ali will honor Sharon Stone with the “Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award,” Donald Trump will receive the “Muhammad Ali Entrepreneur Award,” Steve Nash will receive the “Muhammad Ali Sports Achievement Award” and John Elway will be honored with the “Muhammad Ali Sports Legend Award.”



This black tie event begins with cocktails and a silent auction with dinner, a live auction and entertainment immediately to follow.




The Celebrity Fight Night Foundation established The Muhammad Ali Awards as a way to acknowledge leaders in the sports, entertainment and business communities who best represent the qualities associated with the Champ and his fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease.




In recent years, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Magic Johnson, Tony Hawk, Billy Crystal, Michael J. Fox, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chevy Chase, Jack Nicklaus, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, Barry Bonds, Emmitt Smith, Evander Holyfield, Chris Evert, and Jerry Colangelo have received these awards.




Additional award recipients have included Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Luis Gonzalez, Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, and Bob Emfield and Tony Margolis, Founders of Tommy Bahama. Each year dozens of celebrity guests attend the event that has raised more than $38 million dollars in twelve years