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Detroit
PAL
celebrates
50 Years
of
serving
the
community,
with
special
May 18th
Anniversary
celebration
Spend an
Evening
with
Detroit’s
Sports
Heroes
and
Community
Leaders
for A
Family
Field
Day
Classic:
Celebrating
Detroit
PAL’s
50th
Anniversary
at The
Corner
Ballpark
DETROIT
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Detroit
PAL, a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
positively
impacting
and
building
character
in the
lives of
children
in
Detroit,
is proud
to
present,
A Family
Field
Day
Classic:
Celebrating
Detroit
PAL’s
50th
Anniversary,
brought
to you
by
Meijer.
The
special,
all-star
anniversary
event
will
celebrate
Detroit
Pal’s
history
and
support
its
future
on
Saturday,
May 18,
2019
from
5:30
p.m. - 9
p.m. at
The
Corner
Ballpark
presented
by
Adient,
the site
of
historic
Tiger
Stadium.
The
city’s
four
major
sports
teams,
Detroit
Lions,
Detroit
Tigers,
Detroit
Red
Wings
and the
Detroit
Pistons
will
come
together
and take
over The
Corner
Ballpark
for an
evening
of
family-friendly
fun with
on-field
games.
Beyond
the
sports
teams,
classic
field
day
games
will be
available
such as
sack
races,
tug-of-war,
inflatable
obstacle
courses
and
more.
“Our
founder,
Judith
Bayer,
had a
vision
in 1969
to bring
Detroit
together
through
community-based
sports
for our
youth,
and
we’re
proud to
continue
those
efforts
50 years
later,”
said
Detroit
PAL CEO
Tim
Richey.
“Detroit
PAL has
been a
center
for
unity,
encouragement
and
support
for
thousands
of
children
during
this
time,
many of
whom
have
gone on
to
become
community
leaders
in their
own
right.
We’re so
excited
to
celebrate
this
milestone
with our
Detroit
families,
past and
present,
and look
to an
even
brighter
future
together.”
Guests
will
also
enjoy
entertainment
from
local
musicians
and
modern
takes on
classic
ballpark
fare
from
Detroit’s
top
chefs,
with a
spectacular
fireworks
display
closing
out the
evening.
Tickets
are
priced
at $50
for
adults
and $25
for
children;
an
additional
VIP
experience
beginning
at 5
p.m. is
also
available
for $150
per
person.
Tickets
can be
purchased
at
www.detroitpal.org/50th-anniversary-event.
Honorary
chairs
for the
event
are
Martha
F. Ford,
Holly
and Tom
Gores,
Christopher
Ilitch
and his
wife
Kelle,
and
Rachel
and
Nikolai
Vitti.
Event
chairs
are
Maria
Duey and
Jennifer
Granger.
Sponsors
for
Detroit
PAL’s
50th
anniversary
celebration
includes
presenting
sponsor
Meijer,
as well
as: JAC
Products.
Ralph C.
Wilson,
Jr.
Foundation,
Entercom,
Bridgewater
Interiors,
Atwater
Brewery,
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
of
Michigan,
n1
Discovery,
Signature
Associates,
Transmission
Maintenance
Construction
LLC,
Brown &
Brown –
Detroit,
MJS
Packaging,
DP +,
Conway
MacKenzie,
Flex-N-Gate,
Detroit
Lions,
Detroit
Tigers,
Detroit
Red
Wings
and
Detroit
Pistons.
“It is
our hope
that
everyone
will
join us
in
celebrating
our 50
years of
service
to the
community
and
raise
the
necessary
funds to
provide
an
additional
50,000
hours’
worth of
character-building
opportunity
for our
youth,”
added
Richey.
“Every
$5
donated
will
provide
one hour
of
community-based
sports
and
leadership
development
programs
for our
youth,
so every
dollar
will
make a
tremendous
difference.”
For
additional
ticket
and
sponsorship
information,
please
visit,
www.detroitpal.org/50th-anniversary-event.
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