Detroit
Pistons
host
"Season
of
Giving"
holiday
events
throughout
Detroit
DETROIT,
MI – The
Detroit
Pistons
will
spread
holiday
cheer
around
the
Detroit
area
throughout
the
month of
December
as part
of the
Detroit
Pistons’
“Season
of
Giving”
presented
by
Meijer.
“Season
of
Giving”
festivities
tip-off
on Dec.
9 with a
shopping
spree at
the Nike
store in
Downtown
Detroit
with
PeacePlayers
International,
an
organization
that
uses
basketball
to
unite,
educate
and
inspire
young
people
to
create a
more
peaceful
world.
Pistons
players
Tobias
Harris,
Ish
Smith,
Luke
Kennard,
Henry
Ellenson
and
Reggie
Bullock
will be
on hand
to help
62
youngsters
from
PeacePlayers
select
holiday
presents
to
celebrate
the
season.
Stanley
Johnson
will
continue
his
commitment
to the
Building
Bridges
Through
Basketball
Program
and RISE
by
surprising
the
participants
in the
program
with a
holiday
treat on
Dec. 11.
Johnson,
who has
attended
multiple
sessions
during
the
10-week
program
designed
to
bridge
the gap
between
inter-city
youth
and
police,
will
participate
in the
day’s
module,
host a
pizza
party,
pass our
t-shirts
and
provide
the kids
tickets
to the
Dec. 12
game vs.
Denver
to sit
in
Johnson’s
player
charity
ticket
section.
The
festivities
continue
on Dec.
17 with
Andre
Drummond,
Avery
Bradley
and
Anthony
Tolliver’s
Adopt-A-Family
post-game
dinner
and toy
giveaway
at
Little
Caesars
Arena.
Ten
Detroit
families
have
been
adopted
by the
Pistons
trio and
have
been
invited
to watch
the
Pistons
take on
the
Orlando
Magic.
The
families
will
then
receive
a
surprise
dinner
in the
Heritage
Hall at
Little
Caesars
Arena
and
gifts
from the
players.
The
Pistons
“Season
of
Giving”
will
conclude
on Dec.
23 with
Langston
Galloway
and his
family
serving
dinner
at the
Ronald
McDonald
House in
Detroit.
Here is
a look
the
Pistons’
“Season
of
Giving”
presented
by
Meijer
event
schedule:
Dec. 11
–
Building
Bridges
Through
Basketball
Holiday
Giveaway
hosted
by
Stanley
Johnson
•
Who:
Stanley
Johnson
and
participants
of
Building
Bridges
Through
Basketball
program
• What:
Stanley
Johnson
will
participate
in the
day’s
module,
host a
pizza
party,
pass our
t-shirts
and
provide
the kids
tickets
to the
Dec. 12
game vs.
Denver
to sit
in
Johnson’s
player
charity
ticket
section.
• When:
Monday,
December
11 at
6-7:30
p.m.
• Where:
S.A.Y.
Detroit
Play
Center,
19320
Van
Dyke,
Detroit,
MI 48234
Dec. 17
–
Adopt-A-Family
Dinner
and Toy
Giveaway
hosted
by Andre
Drummond,
Avery
Bradley
and
Anthony
Tolliver
•
Who:
Andre
Drummond,
Avery
Bradley,
Anthony
Tolliver
and 10
Detroit
families
• What:
Ten
Detroit
families
have
been
adopted
by
Drummond,
Bradley
and
Tolliver
and are
invited
to watch
the
Pistons
take on
the
Orlando
Magic.
The
families
will
then
receive
a
surprise
dinner
in the
Heritage
Hall at
Little
Caesars
Arena
and
gifts
from the
players.
• When:
Sunday,
December
17
following
the
Pistons
vs.
Magic
game
• Where:
Heritage
Hall,
Little
Caesars
Arena,
2645
Woodward
Ave,
Detroit,
MI 48201
Dec. 23
–
Langston
Galloway
Serving
Dinner
at
Ronald
McDonald
House
•
Who:
Langston
Galloway,
his
family
and
residents
of
Ronald
McDonald
House
• What:
Langston
Galloway
and his
family
will
serve
dinner
for the
residents
of the
Ronald
McDonald
House in
Detroit.
• When:
Saturday,
December
23 at 6
p.m.
• Where:
4707 St.
Antoine,
Suite
200,
Detroit,
MI 48201
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