Professional Golfer Tom Lehman Receives Boys Town’s
Father Flanagan Award
BOYS TOWN, Neb. – Tom Lehman received Boys Town’s highest award Wednesday during a visit to
the organization’s National Headquarters. The professional golfer is in Omaha, Neb. for the U.S.
Senior Open.
“We are proud to honor Mr. Lehman who is dedicated to using the game of golf to give back to his
community and those in need,” said Father Steven Boes, Boys Town National Executive Director. “We
thank him for sharing our mission of helping kids and families across this country.”
The children and staff presented Mr. Lehman with the Father Flanagan Award for Service to Youth,
named for the organization’s founder, Father Edward Flanagan. The award is given to individuals
who dedicate themselves to helping children. The person must have made a significant contribution
to the youth of our nation and continue to further influence young people by an exemplary public
and private life.
Lehman is being honored with this award for his work with numerous charities, most which focus on
helping kids. He serves on the Board of Elevate Phoenix, a civic program providing long-term, lifechanging relationships with urban youth. He is also involved with the following groups—Cortney's
Place, McKenzie Monks Foundation, Hopekids, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, The Changing Lives
Center for Women and Children, Search Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Big Oak
Ranch – a Christian residential care facility for youth.
Previous recipients of the Father Flanagan Award for Service to Youth include Mother Teresa of
Calcutta, Bob Hope, Dr. Jonas Salk, Danny Thomas, Julius Erving, Nancy Reagan, Dr. Denton Cooley,
Michael Jordan and Laura Bush. The award is a 19-inch bronze statue of Father Edward Flanagan,
created by artist Fred Hoppe and stands on a wooden base with a plate which bears the recipient’s
name.
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About Boys Town
Boys Town is a beacon of hope for America’s children and families through its life-changing youth
care and health care programs across the United States. Now more than 90 years strong, Boys
Town’s Continuum of Child and Family Services aims to provide the right services at the right time
based on a child’s or family’s needs. In 2012, Boys Town’s integrated continuum of youth care and
health care programs impacted more than 500,000 children and families across America. This
includes those who received services from Boys Town’s traditional programs as well as those served
by the many varied programs which comprise the Boys Town Continuum of Child and Family
Services, including In-Home Family Services, health care services provided by Boys Town National
Research Hospital and the Boys Town National Hotline.
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