| Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio has an award
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| | over 100 young men have graduated from
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| gala in his memory - The Joe DiMaggio
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| | this special initiative and all have gone
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| Award Gala - a major fundraiser for
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| | on to four-year colleges.
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| Xaverian High. It is a program for
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| | Four students recently received
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| students with learning disabilities.
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| | scholarships to major New
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| Established in 1999 after the Yankee
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| | York-Metropolitan area universities, said
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| Clipper's death, the Joe DiMaggio Award's
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| | Basile.
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| mission is to memorialize his "lifelong
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| | Since Xaverian is private and tuition
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| commitment to the health, education and
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| | driven, proceeds from the Gala will
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| well being of America's youth."
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| | especially benefit its many students.
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| Not many people knew this about Joe
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| | Besides the dinner and awards
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| DiMaggio - the baseball legend had a
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| | presentation, the evening includes a
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| thing for students with learning
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| | silent auction of rare Joe DiMaggio
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| disabilities.
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| | memorabilia donated by the DiMaggio
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| The Joe DiMaggio Award Gala is in his
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| | Estate and Morris Engelberg, Esq.
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| memory. A major fundraiser for Xaverian
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| | DiMaggio earned the Bay Ridge school's
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| High, it is a program for students with
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| | highest honor, formerly called the
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| learning disabilities. Established in
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| | Concordia Award, in 1997. The award has
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| 1999 after the Yankee Clipper's death,
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| | since been presented to Dr. Maestro
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| the Joe DiMaggio Award was started by its
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| | Luciano Pavarotti, Henry Kissinger,
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| chairman, Dr. Rock Positano, as well as
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| | television personality Regis Philbin,
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| the approval of the Estate of DiMaggio.
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| | singer/songwriter Paul Simon, Sopranos
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| The mission is to memorialize diMaggio's
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| | star James Gandolfini, CBS Sports
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| "lifelong commitment to the health,
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| | commentator Boomer Esiason, NBC
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| education and well being of America's
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| | Emmy-Award winning sports broadcaster Bob
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| youth."
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| | Costas and former mayor and current
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| The major fundraiser is for Xaverian's
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| | presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani.
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| Ryken Education Center, a place where
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| | Most recently on January 4, 2008,
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| students with learning disabilities get
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| | Brooklyn's Xaverian High School presented
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| help.
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| | the recently retired Giants running back,
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| "This has become the preeminent education
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| | Tiki Barber with its coveted Joe DiMaggio
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| gala in the United States. This year
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| | Award. The "Today Show" commentator and
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| benefits the Legacy Program, an intensive
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| | analyst on NBC's "Football Night in
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| and self-contained program that runs
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| | America," was honored in Manhattan at
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| alongside the mainstream. This program is
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| | Cipriani restaurant.
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| created for students with learning
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| | During an illustrious 10-year playing
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| disabilities," said Board member Rocco
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| | career, Barber, three-time Pro-Bowler,
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| Basile.
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| | set virtually every career offensive
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| Adopted by the New York State Regents as
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| | record for the Giants and is best known
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| the model of all such endeavors, since
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| | for team records of 10,448 rushing yards,
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| the Ryken Program's inception in 1994 (it
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| | 586 receptions and 15,631 total yards
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| was formerly known as the REACH Program),
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| | from scrimmage.
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