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2007-08 Sweetwater Clifton "City Spirit" Award Winners

For the third annual year, the New York Knicks sponsored the Sweetwater Clifton City Spirit Award, which honors local heroes who have made a significant difference in the lives of others. The award is named in honor of the late Knicks great, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, who was the first African-American to play for the Knickerbockers.

Here are the list of winners during the 2007-08 season:

November 2007



Anthony and Randi LoCicero (Long Island, NY)
Baby Safe Haven

December 2007



Hassan Askari (Brooklyn, NY)
BRAC USA

January 2008



Raymond Mohler Jr. (Lynbrook, NY)
The Little St. Nick Foundation

February 2008



Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. National Youth Program

March 2008



Marco Girao (Tarrytown, NY) and Juan Henriquez (Brooklyn, NY)
Carlos Lilo Memorial Scholarship Fund

April 2008



Todd Myles (Brooklyn, NY)
New York-Presbyterian Hospital