The 12th annual Detroit Lions Kickoff Luncheon presented by Tribute Restaurant and the Wisne Family and hosted by the Detroit Economic Club will be held on Wednesday, August 27, at Cobo Center, downtown Detroit.
Lunch will begin at 12:00 noon followed by the program that will feature Lions’ head coach Rod Marinelli and the introduction of the 2008 Detroit Lions team. The masters of ceremonies will be the Lions’ radio play-by-play team of Dan Miller and Jim Brandstatter.
The entire Lions' team annually attends the luncheon and awards from the 2007 season will be presented. Players receiving awards will include Most Valuable Players Dominic Raiola (offense), Ernie Sims (defense) and Alex Lewis (special teams). Other awards will go to Gerald Alexander, Jared DeVries, Mike Furrey, Stephen Peterman, Cory Redding and Keith Smith.
A portion of the proceeds from the luncheon will go to Detroit Lions Charities, the Lions' non-profit foundation that has donated more than $4.8 million to charities in Michigan.
The primary recipient of Charities' proceeds from the luncheon will be Think Detroit PAL youth football, which includes approximately 3,000 Detroit children playing football in the nation’s largest after-school tackle league. Tickets for the luncheon, which is open to the general public, are $60.
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