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Bocce Event Benefits Charities
The Detroit Lions competed to help the community on May 18, 2010, heading to the Palazzo di Bocce in Orion Township for the seventh annual Tony Filippis Memorial Bocce Tournament. Event proceeds, which were approximately $75,000, will benefit the Athletes with Disabilities Network as well as other charities in Michigan through Detroit Lions Charities. Money was raised through sponsorships, ticket sales and a live auction, which took place toward the end of the event.
The tournament is named in honor of the late Tony Filippis, founder of Wright & Filippis and long-time advocate for the disabled community who died at age 91 in 2007.
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