LAS VEGAS, NV. — NFL great Emmitt Smith will be the guest speaker at Sirona Dental CEREC 30th Anniversary Celebration to be held September 17-19, 2015 at The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas. Smith will talk about focusing on the determination and perseverance required to achieve success and overcome obstacles.
BELLEVUE. WA. — Lenny Wilkens Foundation’s 23rd annual Celebrity weekend charity dinner auction was held on August 7 and 8 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. About 800 invited guests flocked to the event which included business, civic and community leaders mixed with sports and entertainment celebrities. Source: Puget Sound Business Journal.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Retired NBA great and Basketball Hall of Famer, Artis Gilmore, will be the keynote speaker at the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame Banquet on Oct. 8, at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. The event will honor former Lincoln County coaching legend Larry Campbell and former Augusta basketball great Michael Curry who will be inducted into the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame. The Augusta City Classic football game between Benedict and Lane College will begin at 2 p.m. on Oct. 10, at Laney Memorial Stadium. Source: Augusta Chronicle.
NFL great Jerry Rice is scheduled to make a cameo appearance in the fourth episode of the the upcoming sixth season of the show according to Entertainment Weekly. Rice will reportedly “run into the Five-0 team when Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and the gang are relaxing after a hard day of catching Hawaii’s bad guys.” Source: Digital Spy.
WICHITA FALLS, TX — Former Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers great, Charles Haley, was the guest speaker on Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Ninth Annual Midwestern State Athletics Welcome Back Dinner held at L. Ligon Coliseum. The event began with a silent auction and social at 5:30 p.m. with Dallas Cowboy and Midwestern State memorabilia as well as other valuable items. The dinner began at 6 p.m. and the program followed at approximately 6:45. Haley, who played for a lot of great coaches, talked about them and many of his famous teammates on Sunday night. Haley answered questions from moderator Jerry Johnson as well as from the audience. Source: News Channel 6.
KERRVILLE, TX. — Former San Antonio Spurs, Avery Johnson widely referred to as “The Little General,” has been named the keynote speaker at the Tivy Athletic Booster Club helping the Kerrville Tivy Athletic Hall of Fame committee celebrate the 10th anniversary for the first inductees. The celebration banquet will be held Thursday, Sept. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at the Inn of the Hills Resort & Conference Center. Source: Hill Country Community Journal.
CHANTILLY, VA. — The CSA Show at Chantilly will take place for 3 days from Oct 9-11, 2015. Friday Admission is FREE, Saturday $8, Sunday $8 or Weekend Pass $15. Former NBA Champions and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers, Earl Monroe and Walt Frazier, will be there to meet and greet fans and sign autographs on Sunday Oct. 11, 2015 from 9am-5pm at the Dulles Expo Center located at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center. Source: CSA Shows.
CHANTILLY, VA. — Green Bay Packers legend, Brett Favre, is set to sign autographs at the up coming Chantilly Show in Chantilly Virginia. Favre will sign on Saturday October 10, 2015 at The Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA, 2015 located at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center.
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RICHMAND, VA. — 49ers legend. Joe Montana, will be the national Catalyst4Change honoree at Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center’s annual program. The event takes place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 located at the Lingle Wellness Center at 2000 Wernle Road at the Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center. Seats for the dinner were made available first to sponsors. They now are on sale to the public for $100 each or $700 for a table of eight.
