The Lorenzo Williams & Friends Charity Weekend got under way today with a golf tournament at the Millwood Golf & Racquet Club. The charity weekend features several current and former Missouri Tigers currently playing in the NFL; proceeds benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. A youth football camp is also planned for Saturday.
Williams (shown above with his mother) and several of the players will also take part in an autograph event benefiting CMH Hospitals on Saturday night. The event will be held 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, at Big Whiskey’s American Bar & Grill at 311 Park Central East in downtown Springfield.
Several former Missouri Tigers currently playing in the NFL are scheduled to be in attendance. They include: Jeremy Maclin (Philadelphia Eagles), Blaine Gabbert (Jacksonville Jaguars), Brad Smith (New York Jets), Sean Weatherspoon (Atlanta Falcons), Aldon Smith (San Francisco 49ers), Martin Rucker (Dallas Cowboys), William Moore (Atlanta Falcons), Danario Alexander (St. Louis Rams), Chase Daniel (New Orleans Saints), Atyyiah Ellison (New England Patriots), CJ Mosely (Jacksonville Jaguars) and others.
Admission to the autograph session is $25 per person. Or, take advantage of the Big Whiskey’s Special for $10 per person with a Big Whiskey’s food/drink receipt dated June 24-July 7, 2011 (minimum $10 receipt). Each paid admission allows for up to two individual items autographed (no limit to number of autographs per item; player appearances subject to change without notice).
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