Posted by from the COCC
on 9/9/2009, 3:03 pm
FOR:
Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit
29107 West Six Mile Road
Livonia, MI 48152
(Text of news release attached)
Council of Orthodox Christian Churches,
Wright & Filippis to sponsor charity basketball game
Oct. 8 to benefit Paralyzed Veterans of America
LIVONIA, Mich. - The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit
(COCC) and Wright & Filippis, Inc. will sponsor a charity basketball game Thursday, Oct.
8 to benefit the Michigan Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (MPVA).
Teams will be the AmpuTeam Spartans sponsored by Wright & Filippis and the All-Star
Saints sponsored by the COCC. They will play at Shrine High School, 3500 W. 13th Mile
Road, Royal Oak.
Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. and the game will start at 6:00. Halftime activities will
include a 50/50 drawing and a silent auction. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Suggested donations are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children and youth ages 11-
18. Children 10 and under are free.
For advance tickets or further information, contact Richard Shebib of the COCC at (734)
422-0278 or paschabooks@sbcglobal.net, or Brad Shebib of Wright & Filippis at (248) 829-
8327 or bshebib@wright-filippis.com.
The Spartans are a team of amputees sponsored by Wright & Filippis and coached by Brad
Shebib, a physical therapist at the company and a member of the Antiochian Orthodox
Basilica of St. Mary, Livonia.
The All-Star Saints are volunteers from COCC member churches. COCC church members
interested in playing for the team may contact Richard Shebib at (734) 422-0278 or
paschabooks@sbcglobal.net.
Proceeds from the event will be donated to the MPVA (http://www.michiganpva.org/), "a
leadership organization reaching out on behalf of our members (veterans with spinal cord
injury or disorders), associate members, and all people with disabilities to provide the
highest possible quality of life in Michigan." The MPVA "has served Michigan for 45
years and is 'making a difference' in the lives of veterans, their families, and the
public."
Wright & Filippis (http://wright-filippis.com/) is a leading provider of rehabilitative
health care products and services, including prosthetic devices. Its AmpuTeam program
(http://www.amputeamprosthetics.com/) offers amputees opportunities to learn the skills
necessary to achieve their unique individual functional goals.
The COCC (http://www.coccdetroit.com) is a 52-year-old clergy and lay association that
represents various canonical Orthodox churches in metropolitan Detroit and sponsors a
variety of worship, fellowship, and charitable, educational and outreach programs.
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CONTACTS:
Richard Shebib
Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit
(734) 422-0278
(248) 345-9346 cell
paschabooks@sbcglobal.net
David Adrian
Adrian & Associates, Inc.
(248) 322-9226
(248) 515-4607 cell
david.adrian@adrianassoc.com
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