Devon Walker Celebrity Basketball Game Sept 4th
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- Trickle
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Hello all,
My name is Derrick Strozier. I'm a Tulane alumnus and former member of the Tulane Green Wave football team (2010-2014). I was referred to gotula.net by Tom Hopkins, who informed me that this would be an excellent avenue to reach a great deal of Tulane fans and supporters. Many of you may not know who I am but I'm sure you know my good friend and former teammate Devon Walker. I've been working very closely with Devon and his mom as he's just created his very own non-profit (The Devon Walker Foundation). The mission of Devon's non-profit is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries through adaptive equipment, physical therapy, and advances in medical treatment. He aims to create global awareness and education towards the subject in efforts to prevent and cure the condition. In order to jumpstart the funds in his foundation, Devon has put together a Celebrity Basketball Game taking place at the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse on Tulane University's campus. All proceeds from the game will benefit The Devon Walker Foundation and a portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the New Orleans Police and Justice Fund (NOPJF). The game will consist of Celebrities vs. NOPD/NOFD. In addition to the game, there will also be a 3 point shootout Tulane's very own Mike Dunleavy Sr., skills challenge, and half court shootout featuring Tulane Athletic Director Troy Dannen. Tulane Football's senior class will be in attendance signing autographs/taking pictures and head coach Willie Fritz will make an appearance as well.
The game will be taking place Sunday, Sept. 4th 2016.
Doors will open to the public at 5:30pm
There will be a reception before the game at 4pm taking place at Tulane's 1834 Club for players and sponsors of the game.
Besides the names mentioned on the flyer, New Orleans Saints players Brandin Cooks, Delvin Breaux, Brandon Coleman, and Chris Manhertz will also be in the building and participating in the event just to name a few. Robert Meachem and our very own Lester Ricard will also be participating in the event and are believed to be strong MVP candidates for the Celebrity team.
As you can see so far, the event is definitely shaping out to be a good one. In efforts to get the word out about the game, we've met with a few news stations and radio stations. WDSU and WWL want to do a story/interview on Devon to catch up with him on where he is now in life and for him to promote his event. iHeart Media wants to get his story out and promote the game as well. As of now, Devon and his mom have been spending money out of their own pockets to put this game together in hopes to generate $100,000 from the event and jumpstart the funds available for The Devon Walker Foundation. In order to cover the proposal iHeart Media sent for Devon to promote the game and to cover the uniforms that the participants of the game will be wearing, Devon and his mom will need $5,000 for those expenses. I am writing you guys in hopes that we can raise this money and take that burden off of their shoulders as his mom has been out of work for the past couple of years since Devon was injured in order to take care of him.
If you are able to contribute funds and donate to The Devon Walker Foundation, please send checks to:
The Devon Walker Foundation
PO Box 907
Destrehan, LA 70047
OR
You can simply visit devonwalker.org and donate from there.
We hope all of you are able to come out and attend the event in efforts to make it a success. We are also still accepting celebrities to play in the game in fill roster spots as well silent auction items. If you are anyone you know would like to contribute in either of these ways, please contact me by cell 504-377-2189 or by email at [email protected]
To find out more info about the event and Devon's foundation, please visit devonwalker.org as a basic version of his website is now up and running which you can view from your desktop or mobile device. Thank you all in advance for your help as it truly means a lot. Devon is very appreciative of all the love and support the Tulane has shown him and continues to show him to this day. Have a great remainder of the day everyone and as always, ROLL WAVE!!!!!
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Each and every out of area alum can and should donate $20 to The Devin Walker Foundation and another $20 to Tulane Athletics. No excuses.
President Fitts , B of A , it's put up or forever hold your peace time . Make Tulane ATHLETICS relevant and top 30 again .
Welcome aboard Derrick. Good luck w/the fundraiser.
BAYWAVE&Sophandros are SPINELESS COWARDS
YOU NEED LEVERAGE TO BE PROACTIVE!
Small time facilities for small time programs
6-4-23:Now all of the mistakes Tulane has made finally catches up with them as they descend to CUSAAC.
YOU NEED LEVERAGE TO BE PROACTIVE!
Small time facilities for small time programs
6-4-23:Now all of the mistakes Tulane has made finally catches up with them as they descend to CUSAAC.
+1nawlinspete wrote:Each and every out of area alum can and should donate $20 to The Devin Walker Foundation and another $20 to Tulane Athletics. No excuses.
Be proactive, being reactive is for losers..
Tulane Class of 1981
Tulane Class of 1981
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- Low Tide
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I can't make the game, but I'll contribute online for this worthy cause. Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
"There is winning and there is misery". BP
a Plus one from meWavetrader wrote:I can't make the game, but I'll contribute online for this worthy cause. Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Be a Hero Today.... Adopt a Shelter Pet... The Beatles once sang "Can't Buy Me Love"... I disagree, unconditional Love can be bought, for the nominal adoption fee at your local Pet Shelter !
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"Many of you may not know who I am..."
In the words of Todd Graf, you got to be kidding me:
In the words of Todd Graf, you got to be kidding me: