Brown to be guest of honor at Hospice event
Andrew Damron
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: Sports
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The event is sponsored by Hospice of Huntington and will kickoff with cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by an evening of honor and tribute to Brown.
"More than anything it's just an opportunity for people in this community not only to support Hospice of Huntington but also to pay tribute to a degree to Troy Brown who is very beloved in this community and does a lot on behalf of other organizations as well," Hospice Director of Development and Community Relations Shelly Betz said.
Tickets for the roast are $250 per individual but $200 of the price is tax deductible and is considered to be a donation to Hospice of Huntington. All of the proceeds acquired at this event will fund the Hospice benefit 'Camp Good Grief' which helps children ages 8-16 cope with the loss of a loved one.
"It's really going to be a special night for Troy Brown. The great thing about this fundraiser is that it benefits a very worthwhile cause. Since 1994 (Hospice) has hosted a bereavement camp for children who have lost a loved one and the proceeds from this event will support our Camp Good Grief held in late June. We offer that free of charge to the children out at Asbury Woods Camp and Retreat Center. We are able to do that through the generous support of the community and our fundraising efforts so that we don't have to charge these families to help kids through their grief journeys. It's a perfect tie-in with Troy because he really believes that children are the future and when there's an opportunity to help a child, Troy Brown is probably one of the first people to get on board with that," Betz said.
The master of ceremonies for the event is former Marshall Head coach Sonny Randle, whose experience in roasting hasn't gone unnoticed.
"Sonny has done a number of roasts of various people in the community and the football world and he's a very funny guy. He can find a joke where others might not be able to, so we are really looking forward to bringing him back home here to Huntington. I know he did one for Dick Vitale a number of years ago and there have been other people throughout the university system, whether they were coaches or former coaches, that he's been the lead emcee for because he had a radio show at one point. There might even be some surprises for Sonny. There's Carl Lee former Marshall and Minnesota Vikings player is going to be attending as well," Betz said.
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