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  • Jonathan Kaplan
  • 2008-05-17
  • Robert Burns Humanitarian Award

Humanitarian aid surgeon Jonathan Kaplan was presented with the prestigious Robert Burns Humanitarian Award at a special award ceremony in Ayr on Saturday 17th Many 2008. Jonathan was one of three individuals short listed for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award, which reflects the humanitarian values of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Film star and UNICEF ambassador Ewan MacGregor, and founder of the Ozanam Clubs for disabled young people James Lynch, were also short listed for their outstanding work.