DETROIT — The Detroit Lions today announced the line-up of events for their annual Salute to Service initiative, presented by Humanetics. The events are designed to honor and recognize active duty and former servicemembers leading up to, and including, the team’s Salute to Service game against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 31 (Kickoff 1 PM). Humanetics, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., manufactures crash test dummies and safety technology for the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. “We want to give back to our community in Detroit and to the people that give so much of themselves to protect others, every day of their lives,” said Humanetics President and CEO Chris O’Connor. “Salute to Service week is an opportunity to do both, and in partnership with the Lions, it is a great way for Detroit to celebrate and thank our veterans and those in active service. Our mission at Humanetics is to save lives and protect people in their greatest moments of need and we believe the servicemen and women we will be honoring embody those same values.” Stay tuned to the Lions social media channels and detroitlions.com for news as well as behind-the-scenes content throughout Salute to Service. VETERAN’S FOOTBALL CLINIC WHAT: The Detroit Lions Football Education department will lead veterans and Lions Legends in football drills, followed by dinner and dialogue on transition and mental health. WHEN: Tuesday, October 26 Football clinic 6 PM – 7:30 PM Lions Legend presentation 7:30 PM – 8 PM WHO: Detroit Lions Football Education, Lions Legends, a Humanetics representative and local veterans from the Ford Veterans Network Group WHERE: Ford Field 2000 Brush St, Detroit, MI 48226 MILITARY FAMILY NIGHT WHAT: Local servicemembers and their families are invited to an evening of appreciation accompanied by games, inflatables, face painters, balloon artists, trick-or-treating and dinner. WHEN: Wednesday, October 27 Field activities 6 PM – 7 PM Trick-or-treating 7 PM – 8PM WHO: Lions Legends, Detroit Lions Cheerleaders, Roary and local military families from the Ford Veterans Network Group WHERE: Ford Field 2000 Brush St., Detroit, MI 48226 MILITARY CARE PACKAGES WHAT: Humanetics employees, Lions employees and the Stronger Warrior Foundation will help build care packages for active servicemembers deployed overseas. WHEN: Thursday, October 28 10 AM – 11:30 WHO: Lions Legends, Detroit Lions Cheerleaders, Roary, Humanetics, the Stronger Warrior Foundation and Lions employees WHERE: Humanetics Headquarters 23300 Haggerty Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335 ABOUT HUMANETICS For over 65 years, Humanetics has been the leading global market designer, manufacturer and supplier of crash test dummies and calibration equipment, crash sensors and instrumentation, active safety testing equipment and services for autonomous vehicles and crash simulation software models. Humanetics serves industry leaders in a variety of high-growth markets including automotive, aviation, energy, medical, military, and civil infrastructure. In the automotive sector alone, Humanetics serves 100% of the OEMs and Tier I safety suppliers worldwide. Humanetics has over 800 employees across 22 facilities strategically located around the world with its global corporate headquarters located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. www.humaneticsatd.com ABOUT THE DETROIT LIONS The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. The team located to Detroit in 1934 and is the National Football League’s fifth oldest franchise. The Detroit Lions most recently made the NFL playoffs in 2016, when they finished with an 9-7 record. For more information, please visit www.detroitlions.com. |
