Senator Bill Frist, M.D. Receiving Humanitarian Award at Physicians for Peace Gala

Frist Available for Press Interviews

NORFOLK, VA (09/30/2008)(readMedia)-- Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. will be in Virginia Beach attending the Physicians for Peace Celebrate The Nations Gala, and will be available for interviews regarding his humanitarian work in Africa and around the globe.

WHO:

Senator Bill Frist, M.D., former Senate Majority Leader / Medical Diplomat and Humanitarian Volunteer. Elected to the Senate in 2004, served until 2007. Dr. Frist has worked with many charitable organizations, including Africare, Samaritan's Purse, Save The Children and The One Campaign. He is the Chair of the nonprofit, Hope Through Healing Hands, which promotes improved quality of life for communities around the world.
WHAT:

Frist will receive the 2008 Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health at the Physicians for Peace Gala for his humanitarian work.
WHEN: Saturday October 04, 2008 at 05:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th Street
Virginia Beach , Virginia 23451