SOUTHINGTON, CT. — The Southington Chamber of Commerce has named former Red Sox and Mets baseball manager Bobby Valentine their guest speaker at their upcoming celebrity supper scheduled on Jan. 7th at the Aqua Turf Club located in Plainsville, CT. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $30 for chamber members and $35 for guests. A silent sports auction hosted by Awards of Elegance will also take place.
SAN DIEGO, CA. — Baseball great, Steve Garvey, has been named keynote speaker at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference to be held in San Diego, California. Garvey will deliver the breakfast keynote address on Tuesday June 3, 2014 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through 10:00 a.m. The Government Fleet Expo & Conference is an event where public fleet professionals from across the country network, share ideas and learn new ROI strategies.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Former Major League pitcher and current MLB Network analyst, Mitch Williams, has been named the keynote speaker at the Penn State annual First Pitch Dinner to be held on February 1, 2014. The event will host a kid’s clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday morning followed by a practice from noon to 2 p.m. A VIP reception and silent auction are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the dinner and program at 6 p.m. Penn State head coach Rob Cooper will also provide remarks during the banquet.
Former NFL coach and ESPN commentator, Mike Ditka, got caught dozing off on December 29th’s live broadcast on ESPN’s Sunday NLF Countdown. When the show cut back to the studio, Keyshawn Johnson gradually realized Ditka was asleep, and nudged Ditka awake about as inconspicuously as possible while on live television.
MEMPHIS, TN. — Baseball Hall of Famer, George Brett, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Meet the Tigers Baseball Banquet scheduled on Jan. 17, 2014 at the on-campus Holiday Inn, located at 3700 Central Ave in Memphis, TN. Tiger baseball coach, Daron Schoenrock, told the media that University of Memphis interim president Brad Martin’s friendship with Brett was a key factor in securing Brett’s appearance at the banquet.
WINNEPEG, Canada — Basketball legend, Magic Johnson, has been named the keynote speaker at the 42nd annual “Y” Sports Dinner to be held in Winnepeg, Canada. Johnson is scheduled to speak at the June 19 Convention Centre gala, which will raise money for scholarships and programs at the Rady JCC.
Retired MLB pitcher, Tommy John, has been named the guest speaker at the inaugural ‘Roadrunner Baseball Hot Stove Dinner’ scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Kern County Fairgrounds. The event, presented by Motor City Auto Center, features special guest speaker Tommy John, former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
APPLETON, WI. — University of Wisconson athletic director, Barry Alvarez, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, Dec 3, at Fox Valley Technical Institute in Appleton. Alvarez, 66, spoke about his first-year coach Gary Andersen, the upcoming BCS Championship Game, his role on the new College Football Playoff Committee, Russell Wilson and his future at Wisconsin.
Three of baseball’s winningest managers, Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony La Russa, were unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday, December 9, 2013. According to ESPN, all three managers were selected on all 16 ballots when the committee met at the MLB winter meetings on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The induction ceremony will take place on July 27, 2014 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
SUNLAND PARK, N.M.– NFL great, Deion Sanders, is scheduled to appear as the keynote speaker on March 22, 2014, for an annual United Blood Services charity event. The Sunland Park Derby Gala benefiting UBS will be held at 6 p.m. at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Signature Showroom, located at 1200 Futurity Dr, Sunland Park, NM. The Proceeds from the 11th annual gala will be used toward training and educating volunteer blood donors and coordinators as well as high school and college scholarships. (more…)