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Slam Bash 2008 Awards

Minnesota Lynx Dads and Daughters Award
Active and engaged father-daughter relationships help girls grow in countless ways, and overcome many life obstacles. The Minnesota Lynx Dads and Daughters award honors the impact a positive male role model can have on a young girl - on the court or field, in the classroom and in life.

Minnesota Lynx Community Assist Award
The Minnesota Lynx Community Assist Award highlights relationships and accomplishments of local action teams and leaders. This award recognizes outstanding efforts made by organizations and individuals working collectively to positively impact the community.

Global Assist Award
The Global Assist Award honors organizations and individuals whose contributions to the greater good of the global community have built goodwill worldwide. These groups have demonstrated an international commitment to service, and have successfully activated it at the local level.

Lifetime Achievement Award
This award honors an individual who, during their lifetime, has made inimitable contributions to the progression of girls and women in sport. The person has proven, over the course of their life, a ceaseless commitment to providing and enhancing opportunities for females in the field of sport.

Lynx Legacy Award
The Lynx Legacy Award honors a Minnesota athlete whose skill, talent and athleticism broke barriers for girls and women in sport that go beyond the court. This individual has proven, through both physical and life perseverance, that passion and will can defeat odds and achieve the unachievable.