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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Contact: June 16, 2015 Donald K. Jones PR Master 205-960-3094 dkjones1@crimson.ua.edu

Falcons White And Jones To Participate In BBBS Charity Basketball Game

Birmingham, AL Atlanta Falcons Roddy White and Julio Jones will participate in a charity

basketball game for Big Brothers Big Sisters of greater Birmingham.

The game will be held on Saturday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention

Complex as the closing event for BBBS week. Donnell Taylor, Gerald Wallace, and other UAB

and UA alumni will be participating in the event along with local high school players.

Tickets will go on sale June 24 through Ticketmaster and will be sold in advance for $15 and $20

at the door. Businesses that donate to BBBS will be eligible for box seating and VIP service.

Donations are a minimum of $500, and up to 15 people can attend on behalf of the business.

Candace Smith, VP of Programs states, We are thrilled to have these professional athletes and

former collegiate athletes in attendance to help support and promote our cause. It will greatly

benefit the children.

During the event Smith will present scholarship awards for the 2015 Outstanding Bigs of the

Year. The event will also have information booths about their programs and provide ways for

individuals to donate to the event. There will also be fundraising and volunteer drives for BBBS

week at the following locations:

Riverchase Galleria (Monday, July 6) Colonial Brookwood Village (Tuesday, July 7) The Summit (Wednesday, July 8)

Chief Development Officer, Martin Taylor states, Our goals for the week are to create

awareness and reinforce our position in the greater Birmingham area. Businesses that are

interested in becoming sponsors can contact me via email at mtaylor@bbbsbham.com.

There will be opportunities for the media to speak to players after the basketball game and

alcohol will be sold at the event.

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About Big Brothers Big Sisters of greater Birmingham: For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nations largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.