Destroyers To Host Hunter's Game of Hope
December 18, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Buffalo Destroyers News Release
(BUFFALO, NY)- The Buffalo Destroyers in conjunction with the Hunter's Hope Foundation are pleased to announce Hunter's Game of Hope. The Destroyers will host the Carolina Cobras on Sunday, February 9 at 3 p.m. at the HSBC Arena with a percentage of all ticket sales for that game going to Hunter's Hope.
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly and his family will attend the game. Destroyers owner Mark Hamister will present the Kelly family with a check at halftime for the money raised for the Hunter's Hope Foundation.
Hunter's Hope and the Destroyers will also solicit individuals, businesses, and companies to purchase tickets for there own use or to donate to local youth groups/organizations to achieve a goal of donating $20,000 to Hunter's Hope.
Hunter's Game of Hope begins the celebration of Hunter's Day of Hope a week early this year. On February 14th, Jim and Hunter Kelly's birthday, celebrations continue at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park. This annual event, hosted by the Foundation, gives families an opportunity to enjoy the winter weather together while also fulfilling one of the Hunter's Hope mission goals: to remind parents how important it is to make their children a priority in their lives and to give them more time and love.
The Hunter's Hope Foundation was established in 1997 by the former Buffalo Bill and his wife, Jill, when their infant son, Hunter was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy. Since the Foundation's inception, remarkable advances have taken place with the use of umbilical cord blood transplants. Children who are diagnosed early can be successfully treated through this procedure. Hunter's Hope is now working on initiating newborn screening for leukodystrophies nationwide. To date, the foundation has awarded approximately $3 million to Krabbe and other leukodystrophy research.
For more information on Hunter's Game of Hope please contact Brian J. Donahue at (716) 881-5676 Ext. 4187, or via email: bdonahue@buffalodestroyers.com.
Buffalo kicks off its fifth season in the Arena Football League Saturday, February 1, 2003 as the Destroyers host the Grand Rapids Rampage at the HSBC Arena. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Season tickets are on sale now. Call 881-4444!
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