Dan and Kathelen Amos to Accept the American Cancer Society's 'Visionary' Award

PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos and Aflac Foundation President Kathelen Amos today accepted the American Cancer Society's "Visionary" award for 2007-2008. Mr. and Mrs. Amos received the award on behalf of Aflac during a morning ceremony at Aflac's worldwide headquarters in Columbus, Ga.

The award was presented by American Cancer Society Senior Vice President for the State of Georgia Georgette Porter in recognition of the company's three major fundraising events in Muscogee County held between September 2007 and August 2008, including a golf tournament, the Relay For Life and the Crystal Ball. All told the company raised almost $536,000 to help support cancer research in the Columbus region.

"We are pleased to accept this award on behalf of the Aflac family. Aflac's involvement with and our support of the mission of the local chapter of ACS goes back to our roots and demonstrates a common commitment to provide help and support for cancer patients and their families," Kathelen Amos said. "The efforts of our employees as volunteers and fundraisers, in addition to our corporate financial support, reflect our belief in the importance of ACS and its role in the fight against cancer."

Georgette Porter said, "The ultimate goal of total cancer control will only be reached through sustained research. Aflac appreciates the impact of the American Cancer Society and continues to annually support our mission, which is why we are recognizing the company today."

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Power Arms Vie for Aflac's National Baseball Player of the Year Honors

GFP Note: Kudos to Donavan Tate of Cartersville, GA. We're pulling for you!

PRNewswire/ -- Pitchers with incredible talent dominate the finalists as four hurlers are among the five players nominated for the fifth annual Aflac National High School Player of the Year Award, given to the country's top prep baseball player. The Player of the Year recipient will be presented with the Jackie Robinson Award, a trophy named in honor of the late Hall of Famer. Sharon Robinson, Robinson's daughter, will present the award at the Aflac All-American Awards Dinner held at the Omni Hotel on Aug. 8, 2008, in Los Angeles. Also on hand for the ceremony will be Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, who returns as honorary chairman for the 2008 Aflac All-American Baseball Game.

"We are extremely pleased to once again have Jackie Robinson's name associated with this prestigious award," said Sharon Robinson. "This award has gone to fine young men who exemplify what my father stood for, and gives recognition to the student athletes who strive for excellence and give back to the community."

  The Player of the Year nominees are:

 -- Mychal Givens, INF/RHP, Plant HS - Tampa, Fla.
 -- Austin Maddox, C/RHP, Eagle's View Academy - Jacksonville, Fla.
 -- Tyler Matzek, LHP, Capistrano Valley HS - Mission Viejo, Ca.
 -- Matthew Purke, LHP, Klein HS - Spring, Texas
 -- Donavan Tate, OF, Cartersville HS - Cartersville, Ga.
 -- Jacob Turner, RHP, Westminster Christian Academy - St. Charles, Mo.

The inaugural Jackie Robinson Award, presented in 2004, went to Aflac All-American alumnus Justin Upton, a shortstop from Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Va.). The Arizona Diamondbacks made Upton the No. 1 overall pick of the 2005 Major League Baseball June draft. Other winners were Cody Johnson, a first baseman/outfielder from Mosley HS (Panama City, Fla.) in 2005, Michael Burgess, an outfielder/pitcher from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, Fla.) in 2006 and Tim Melville, a pitcher/outfielder from Wentzville HS (Wentzville, Mo.), was honored last year.

The Jackie Robinson award, named after the first player to break the Major League Baseball color barrier, recognizes the nation's top rising senior who demonstrates outstanding character, exhibits leadership and embodies the values of being a student athlete. The player of the year nominees were determined by official Aflac All-American Baseball Game selection partner Perfect Game and media partner Baseball America.

The sixth annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game will be played Saturday, Aug. 9, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The event is the nation's elite high school baseball showcase featuring the top 38 rising senior players in an East vs. West match-up. The game will be televised live nationally on Fox Sports Net at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Proceeds from the game will benefit ThinkCure, the official charity of the Dodgers, which supports critical cancer research at City of Hope and Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. Since 2005, the game has generated nearly $525,000 for charity.

To learn more about the Aflac National High School Player of the Year nominees and the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game, visit www.aflacallamerican.com