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Osteoporosis group to honor Leachman

Cloris Leachman arrives for the "New York, I Love You" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on October 14, 2009. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh
Cloris Leachman arrives for the "New York, I Love You" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on October 14, 2009. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh | License Photo

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- The National Osteoporosis Foundation says it plans to honor Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman at an upcoming ceremony in Washington.

The 84-year-old former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant will be recognized for "living strong with osteoporosis," organizers said.

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She is to be honored at the Silhouette Awards Dinner May 19 at the Ritz-Carlton.

Other honorees include congressional champion for NOF, Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln; Dr. Lawrence G. Raisz of the University of Connecticut Center for Osteoporosis; and Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence, who created their namesake Bone Disease Program of Texas.

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