Catch this:Sharon Stone Named Recipient of the Healthcare Humanitarian Award for 2002

moonrose2u · Apr 18, 2002

what rock have i been under? i have missed all of sharon's humanitarian work. When i first read the headlines i thought maybe she earned a reward for wrestling the komono dragan to the ground..:)

what media has listed all of these accomplishments of hers?

funny, i haven't heard anything at all about this.

am i the only one?

hapeewendy · Apr 22, 2002

I'm sitting here pondering the humanitarian aspect of one mrs sharon stone and the closest thing I could come up with was that it was mighty nice of her to show her privates on a movie screen to help all those undersexed young males fantasize

aside from that I dont get it!!!!!!!!!!

how exactly is she a champion in the battle of AIDS? doesnt the word champion imply a winner or a victory of sorts?

that acceptance speech was something though

maybe she really is a good actress!

nightingale, RN · Apr 22, 2002

I must have sneezed and missed something.... duh....

Like my Dad used to say.. What is this world coming to? :eek: :eek:

prn nurse · Apr 23, 2002

You all missed her message. What did she say her goal was? What did she say about being affiliated with________? You all obviously have never been invitees/attendees of an AIDS / charity fund-raiser where there are corporate Platinum tables that sell for upwards of $100,000. Then there's the Diamond, Gold, Silver, etc., tables. Then, peons who buy tickets for $1,000. The $100,000 donors attend a pre-dinner exclusive social and there they meet the person who has lent their name and presence for these charity fund raisers, and have their pictures taken with the celebrity. I am quite sure, that if you checked, at the very least , Ms. Stone has spent many hours in the Los Angeles area visiting the sick. And at the same time , keeping her personal charity in the media's glare. How many Corporate CFO's and CEO's will commit $100,000 and an evening of their tuxedo time to meet with Ms. Wimple burger...or what ever the others' names are? Do nurses EVER think? Reread Ms. Stones' message. She expresses gratitude for being able to aid the people doing the work, doesn't she????????????????????????????????????????????????

MEOW !!!

OBNURSEHEATHER · Apr 23, 2002

First of all, I don't doubt her dedication to her causes. I HAVE read many stories of the work she has done for different charities and organizations.

BUT! Considering the previous recipients of this award, she is WAY out of their league! They have done the work! For these people, their causes were their work, not a hobby, something they do when their not making movies and could use the publicity.

Heather

CATHYW · Apr 23, 2002

Gag me! How could she "improve healthcare?"

prn nurse · Apr 23, 2002

By raising millions for research, same as Liz Taylor did in the 90's.

nightingale, RN · Apr 23, 2002

This is Liz's Award in "93"

Liz Taylor

Liz started acting when she was 10, and since she has become one of the most well-known, well-respected actresses of our time. In 1993, she won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her AIDS activism.

SPECIAL RULES FOR THE JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

1. This award shall be given to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.

Global Conference Institute's Healthcare Humanitarian Award

The Global Conference Institute's Healthcare Humanitarian Award was established in 1998 to recognize on an annual basis the one individual in the world who has demonstrated a profound commitment and devotion to humanitarianism, has enhanced the quality of human lives through his or her work, and has influenced the course of history through ongoing contributions in healthcare and medicine, public service, business, the entertainment industry or any other given field of the honored individual's given field of expertise.

Past recipients include liver transplant pioneer, Thomas E. Starzl, M.D.; leading scientist and heart pioneer and founder of the MASH units, Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., and Nancy Goodman Brinker, founding Chair, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary.

Last year's Recipient-

Nancy Brinker - Recipient of the of The Global Conference Institute's 2001 Healthcare Humanitarian Award.

Nancy Brinker is the Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Race for the Cure®. The Komen Foundation was established in 1982 to honor the memory of her sister, Susan, whom she lost to the disease in 1980. The Race for the Cure® was created the following year in an effort to raise community awareness and local funding for breast cancer education and scientific research. Today, the Race for the Cure® is the world's largest 5K race series, with almost one million people participating in 109 cities nationwide. Since its inception, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has raised more than $300 million and has become the nation's largest funder of research dedicated solely to breast cancer.

Nancy has advocated women's health issues in congressional hearings, served under Presidents Reagan and Bush on the National Cancer Panel and under Vice President Quayle monitoring research, progress and development in the fight against breast cancer. She has testified before the United States Democratic Policy Committee's Congressional Breast Cancer Forum, and participated in the International Women's Forum. She currently serves as a Collaborating Partner for the National Dialogue on Cancer, and is a member of the National Cancer Action Advisory Committee.

Nancy is a national spokesperson for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and makes personal appearances year round for the cause. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, U.S. Oncology, Inc. and Manpower, Inc. In addition, Nancy is involved with several non-profit boards including the New York University School of Medicine Foundation Board, the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention Advisory Board, and the Hollings Cancer Center Advisory Board.

Over the past decade, Nancy Brinker has been recognized nationally and internationally with various honors, titles, and awards, among them: the 1999 Humanitarian of the Year Award by the Republican Women's Leadership Forum, Ladies' Home Journal's 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century, the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, the NBCAM Lifetime Achievement Award, and the prestigious Cino del Duca Award for international achievements in support of cancer research. Most recently, Nancy was awarded the Champion of Prevention Award by the National Foundation for the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, and was the honored recipient of The Global Conference Institute's 2001 Healthcare Humanitarian Award.

A breast cancer survivor herself, Nancy has drawn from her own experience to author and co-author The Race is Run One Step At A Time and Woman's Day's 1000 Questions About Women's Health, respectively. She is an active public speaker and addresses topics ranging from patient advocacy, development of a healthy mind and body, growing a successful non-profit organization and "earning from the heart." Nancy Brinker has been seen on the national media circuit on morning talk shows, feature news stories and primetime programming.

This Year's Recipient-

Sharon Stone, Actress

Chairman, Campaign for AIDS Research

American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)

Sharon Stone, leading healthcare advocate and a champion in the battle against AIDS, is Chairman of the Campaign for AIDS Research for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). Since accepting this key volunteer position with amfAR, Ms. Stone has worked tirelessly to heighten the awareness of HIV/AIDS to underscore the urgent need for continuing AIDS research. At the United Nations on World AIDS Day 1995, Sharon Stone announced that she had accepted the invitation to serve as Chairman of amfAR's Campaign for AIDS Research. In 1998, she renewed her support of amfAR's vital, innovative research programs by vowing to continue as campaign chairman until a safe and effective AIDS vaccine is developed. Through personal appearances, benefit premieres of her movies and other special events, Ms. Stone has directly helped amfAR raise major contributions and has broadened the Foundation's access to urgently needed research dollars. A dedicated fundraiser, Ms. Stone has hosted many events including amfAR's Season of Hope at which she joined the Foundation in paying tribute to Clive Davis, Tom Hanks and Barbara Walters for their contributions to the fight against AIDS (raised $2 million for AIDS research programs), Cinema Against AIDS 1998 at The Cannes Film Festival and Cinema Against AIDS Venice (August 2000) at the Venice Film Festival.

Though The Globe Award does state it could honor those in the film industry, I am having a hard time comparing Sharon's dedication with that of last year's recipient and certainly the previous recipients dedication and merits. I am sure the program has benefited from the gazillion dollars but..... come on....

B.

hapeewendy · Apr 23, 2002

my comment came from the fact that I think I could probably list off oh about a GAZILLION people more worthy for this particular award

we are all allowed to have opinions

and I dont think she was deserving

she may be ultra cool, give to charity

try to help AIDS patients and donate money and whatnot but its my opinion

and I'm entitled to it

difference of opinion my friend, just a difference of opinion

I respect what shes done, but dont find it anymore outstanding then what others have done.....

and certainly less outstanding then some other people that come to mind...

and the whole thing about do nurses ever think....

sure we do, I thought for a good three minutes before I deemed someone else better for this award than sharon stone.

do you know how much time she devotes to visition AIDS patients offhand?

cuz I'd be interested to know.....

cheers :)

nightingale, RN · Apr 25, 2002

I guess there are not too many Sharon fans around here...

B.

nursejer · Apr 30, 2002

I too never heard of any Sharon STone good deed's. However, this doesn't surprise me. The media has held movie stars and athletes to be hero's and humanitarians.It doesn't take much effort to give to charity(especially if you make millions). Unfortunatly it took an event like 9-11 for them to realize who the true heros and humanitarians are.