Coach Don Shula and HEARx Team Up to Fight Breast Cancer.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Coach Don Shula Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio) is a former professional football coach for the National Football League. He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the NFL's only undefeated Perfect Season and HEARx (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :EAR) are getting into the swing of Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Comcast Don Shula Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament on October 25th. HEARx is sponsoring the Awards Dinner following the tournament in support of The Don Shula Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Now in its sixth year, the tournament is a favorite among both sponsors and Dolphin dolphin, fish dolphin, large, swift game fish, Coryphaena hipparus, also called dorado. It is of nearly worldwide distribution in warm waters. Hall of Famers, who are paired with each foursome in the tournament. This is the first year HEARx has sponsored the Shula Celebrity Classic. The Awards Dinner is the culmination of two days of event activities and features a live auction as well as recognition for players who receive prizes for coming closest to the pin, making the longest drive, or getting a hole-in-one. Coach Shula is the spokesperson for HEARx and being a part of the tournament was a way of giving back to Coach. HEARx wanted to thank him for his efforts in raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. about the importance of hearing health care through the "Just Find Out" campaign. The funds raised at the tournament will go toward finding a cure for breast cancer. Comcast, the title sponsor of the event, will have television production crews present at the tournament. The cable company plans to produce a post-event wrap up show that will air on Comcast's Community Channel and will also create a TV promotion for next year's tournament. Other sponsors include the presenting sponsors, Humana and BankUnited, as well as supporting sponsors Sharp Business Systems, NutriSystem and Jack Daniel's For the running coach, see . For the British car engineer, see . For the American politician, see . Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey distillery and brand known for its rectangular bottles and black label. . Shula's Celebrity Classic is held every year in October at Shula's Golf Club in Miami Lakes. About HEARx, a HearUSA Company HearUSA is committed to making hearing care easily accessible and affordable and devotes its efforts to patient advocacy Patient advocacy refers to speaking on behalf of a patient in order to protect their rights and help them obtain needed information and services. The role of patient advocate is frequently assumed by nurses, social workers, and other healthcare providers. , increased utilization of hearing care products and services, and improved access to qualified providers. HearUSA, Inc. has a network of over 165 company-owned hearing care centers in eight states in the U.S. and the Province of Ontario, Canada, and sponsors a network of over 1600 credentialed cre·den·tial n. 1. That which entitles one to confidence, credit, or authority. 2. credentials Evidence or testimonials concerning one's right to credit, confidence, or authority: audiology audiology /au·di·ol·o·gy/ (aw?de-ol´ah-je) the study of impaired hearing that cannot be improved by medication or surgical therapy. au·di·ol·o·gy n. providers that participate in selected hearing benefit programs in 49 states. About The Don Shula Foundation There are two million cases of women with cancer, and research suggests that approximately 1,000 men will also be diagnosed. The exact causes of breast cancer are not known but several risk factors have been linked to the disease such as gender, age, genetics, a family history of breast cancer, earlier radiation treatment and race. The Don Shula Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure. |
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