Join the Rotary Lombardi Team to honor and remember your heroes who have fought or are still fighting the battle against cancer. Celebrate the courage and fortitude of the departed, survivors, patients and their caregivers with a gift in their names to the American Cancer Society. Read more……
Humanitarian Award
The Rotary Lombardi Humanitarian Award is presented to an outstanding individual from the sports community who embodies Rotary values and incorporates the Rotary 4-Way Test in all that they say, think and do. Humanitarian is defined as a person promoting human welfare and social reform. Read more……
Memorials
The Rotary Lombardi Award Eighth Block of Granite: Vince Lombardi was a member of a legendary defensive line at Fordham coined the “Seven Blocks of Granite”. To honor a long-time committee member and valued friend John Elam, former college lineman at Texas A&M for his commitment to the award, the committee created the Eighth Block of Granite Designation. John, who lost his battle with cancer in early 2010, exemplified what Lombardi himself said about leadership, “Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.” John will be greatly missed…..
Bucky Ribbeck is a varsity lineman and senior at Strake Jesuit. He is a survivor of Ewing’s Sarcoma.
Join the Rotary Lombardi Team to honor and remember your heroes who have fought or are still fighting the battle against cancer. Celebrate the courage and fortitude of the departed, survivors, patients and their caregivers with a gift in their names to the American Cancer Society.
A gift in the amount of $40.00 will place up to three of your Cancer Heroes on the Wall of Honor. The Wall of Honor will be displayed at the Rotary Lombardi Award Dinner. It will be reproduced in both the Rotary Lombardi Award Dinner souvenir program and on the Rotary Lombardi Award website.
Your gift is 100% tax deductible. The entire amount of your gift will go directly to the American Cancer Society with no deduction for costs and no offset for value received. (If you would like a copy of the souvenir program there is an additional charge of $5.00 for production, postage and handling.)
An acknowledgement of your gift will be sent to the Cancer Hero or the Cancer Hero’s family, as identified by you, from a member of Coach Lombardi’s family.
To ensure your Cancer Heroes are listed in the souvenir program, gifts must be received by November 15, 2010.
If you prefer, send your donations via mail to: Rotary Lombardi Award 10955 Cutten Rd Houston, Texas 77066