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Outlaw Named 2006 Winner of Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award

April 1, 2006

Orlando, FL – The Orlando Magic’s Bo Outlaw was named the 2005-2006 winner of the Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award Saturday night at the 16th Annual Black Tie & Tennies Charity Gala held at the TD Waterhouse Centre benefiting the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF), a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. This marks the second time Outlaw has won the award (1998-1999 and 2005-2006).

Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson were also nominated for this year's award.

Howard, the winner of last year's Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award, also made himself very visible in the Orlando community this year. His love for children didn't go unnoticed as he volunteered much of his time to the youth in Central Florida and his hometown of Atlanta. He advised youngsters that hard work and faith will bring you to the top. He continues his community outreach touching a variety of groups.

Some of Dwight Howard's activities this season included: participating in the OMYF golf tournament by greeting every foursome, taking photos with the teams and signing autographs, recording stories for the Read to Achieve storyline, hosting the 1st Annual Dwight Howard Prayer Breakfast for high school athletes, helping to build a playground for children in central Florida, and lending a helping hand to build a house for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition television show.

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