For Immediate Release
February 1, 2011
CHAMPION BOXER FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND R&B SINGER RAY J PLUS CELEBRITY FRIENDS TEAM UP FOR GOT BONE MARROW CHARITY BASKETBALL GAME AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 2011
Preserve Our Legacy Partners with various Celebrities to create awareness for Daylen Parrish and others during Super Bowl Weekend
New York, NY – It was announced today that Champion Boxer Floyd “Moneymaker” Mayweather, R&B artist / Reality TV Star Ray J, DJ Clue, NFL Star Willis McGahee and other various celebrities will team up with Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. (P.O.L.) to spread awareness about the need for bone marrow donation within the minority community. P.O.L. organization known for implementing Jaden’s Law and advocating for minority patients in need of bone marrow transplants, will host its 2nd Annual Celebrity Charity Basketball Game during 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas, Texas, themed “Got Bone Marrow”. This event will consist of a Celebrity Charity Basketball game and bone marrow registration drive to help save the lives for Fort Worth local 18-month old, Daylen Parrish, 5-year old Nyiah Young, 10-year old LJ Jones and others. Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. recently announced their company’s goal of registering 25,000 minority donors and have them step-up to donate when called to help save lives in 2011. This event will be one of the numerous events P.O.L will host throughout the year.
Daylen Parrish is 18-months old and is suffering from sickle cell anemia. He is in need of a bone marrow transplant. He presently resides in the Fort Worth area and will be one of the local featured children we will be registering minority donors. P.O.L. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit was started by Brett and Shana Melius, after the loss of 3-year old boy named Jaden Hilton, spearheaded Jaden’s Law in New Jersey and New York, which is to increase awareness about PBSC and bone marrow donation within the minority community. The organization’s mission is to educate individuals, especially minorities, about the benefits of stem cells through treatment options provided via PBSC, bone marrow and umbilical cord blood donation.
This event will take place at Southern Methodist University (SMU) on February 4, 2011. The teams for this game will be “Sports vs Music”. Players will include members from the NFL for the “Sports” team and Entertainment artists from the music industry for the “Music” team. New Confirmed players include Champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, Antrel Rolle from the NY Giants, Raheem Brock from the Seattle Seahawks, Shaun Smith from the Kansas City Chiefs, Bryan McCann from SMU & Dallas Cowboys, just to name a few. Willis McGahee from Baltimore Ravens will be the Sports team coach. For the music team R&B Artist Ray J, DJ Clue, Promoter Hollywood Chuck, Efani Allah, Former BET 106 & Park host Free, Songwriter Rico Love and many more to come. If you are interested in participating as a player, contact Meda Leacock. Radio advertising support from both local stations 97.9 The Beat and K104 all to help save Daylen Parrish and many other minority patients lives.
Event Details
Location: Southern Methodist University –6024 Airline Rd. Dallas, Texas
Time: 6:30 pm- 8:30pm
Tickets: $10 in advance, more at the door
$30 in advance, more at the door
For tickets gotbonemarrow.eventbrite.com or www.gotbonemarrow.com
For Game, Media or Player info Contact Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. 877.778.3623:
Event Info Brett Melius, ext 703 or email Media info Shana Melius, ext 702 or shana.melius@preserveourlegacy.org, Player info, Meda Leacock, ext 707 or meda.leacock@preserveourlegacy.org.
About SMU
SMU is a private university of 11,000 students near the center of Dallas and offers strong undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools — in the humanities and sciences; business; the performing, visual, and communication arts; engineering; education and human development; law; and theology. The venue for the game will be held at Moody Coliseum, which was the site of the Southwest Conference Post-Season Classic in 1976, hosted NCAA Regional tournament games and the NABC College Basketball All-Star Game during the 1986 Final Four held in Dallas.
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