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San Francisco Archbishop to Honor Denise and John York
SAN FRANCISCO -- The archbishop of this city, William J. Levada, tomorrow will honor Denise and John York, owners of the San Francisco 49ers, and their football team for their "outstanding corporate philanthropy" at the eighth annual Loaves & Fishes Awards dinner.The former mayor of San Francisco, Willie Brown, will present the Yorks at the black-tie affair at the Merchants Exchange Building.The 49ers Foundation, under the Yorks, focuses on issues related to education, health care and youth development. Over the last three years it has distributed more than $2.5 million in grants to charitable organizations in the Bay Area, a spokeswoman for the DeBartolo Corp., Youngstown, Ohio, reports.All proceeds from the awards dinner benefit the programs of Catholic Charities' Catholic Youth Organizations. Since its inauguration in 1998, the dinner has raised more than $3.5 million."