News Release
April 7, 2005
Contact: Charles Miller, 202-686-2210, ext. 357
Boca Raton Humanitarian to Receive “Art of Compassion” Award from Physicians' Group
WASHINGTON – Boca Raton humanitarian Nanci Alexander will
be honored with the first Art of Compassion Award by the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington-based nonprofit
organization. The award will be presented on April 16 at PCRM’s
20th Anniversary Celebration, hosted by actor Alec Baldwin and attended
by a host of other celebrities, including Alicia Silverstone, Darryl
Hannah, and singer Emmylou Harris.
Alexander is the president of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida,
which advocates on behalf of animals used for food, fashion, entertainment,
and experimentation. ARFF took a leading role in the successful
battle to ban the use of gestation crates for pigs in Florida, the
first time a specific factory farming practice was banned in the
U.S. In 2003, Ms. Alexander opened Sublime, a gourmet vegan restaurant
in Ft. Lauderdale, receiving rave reviews, including a four-star
rating from the Sun-Sentinel. With its boutique featuring
cruelty-free products and books, the restaurant has become a mecca
for health-conscious diners.
“Nanci Alexander is a role model of compassion for animals
and for people,” said PCRM president and founder Neal Barnard,
M.D. “Her vision and dedication have brought an unprecedented
level of effectiveness to efforts to end animal abuse.”
Alexander has received numerous awards, including Humanitarian
of the Year in 2001 from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine,
especially good nutrition. PCRM also conducts clinical research
studies, opposes unethical human experimentation, and promotes alternatives
to animal research.
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