John Dau Honored With Caring Award

Online, October 15, 2009 (Newswire.com) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
John Dau Honored With Caring Award

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, October 13, 2009 - John Dau, one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," was presented with an award from the Caring Institute for his work in South Sudan. The awards were given yesterday evening at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The Dali Lama and Colin Powell also received the award.
"I'm very honored and delighted," said Dau in an interview with the Syracuse Post-Standard. "This is my small way of helping out my fellow human being."
Dau was recognized for his work with the John Dau Foundation and Duk Lost Boys Clinic in South Sudan. Dau has raised over $1,000,000 since 2007, and the Clinic has provided care for more than 25,000 patients.
The awards are given to pay tribute to people who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of others. Five adults including Dau were given the award for their commitment to public service.
They Caring Institute is dedicated to promoting the values of caring, integrity and public service. The institute was founded in 1985 by Val J. Halamandaris, and is inspired by the examples of Mother Teresa. It works to spread the caring credo: "you can do well by doing good."
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The John Dau Foundation (JDF) was established in July of 2007 to develop health facilities that currently do not exist for most of the populations of Duk, Twic East and Bor South Counties in the State of Jonglei in Southern Sudan. Its primary focus is on supporting the Duk Lost Boys Clinic. JDF is a 501(c)3 organization and continues to establish and maintain good relations with local Sudanese government officials and local and international non-government organizations to ensure the success of the Foundation's mission. For more information, visit www.johndaufoundation.org