| WHAT: The Detroit Lions Football Education department will lead a girls flag football clinic at Ford Field for 100 girls from Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. WHEN: Monday, March 21 Football clinic 6 PM – 8 PM WHO: Detroit Lions Football Education, Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan and current Lions players. WHERE: Ford Field2000 Brush St, Detroit, MI 48226Media check-in at Gate G on St. Antoine Street WHY: The launch of the Detroit Lions Foundation in August 2021 included a $5,000,000 investment directed toward expanding youth football and cheer programs at Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, creating safe places to play and increasing opportunity for girls to play the game of football, with this being the initial clinic. Funding will also help to pilot a girls high school flag football league. ABOUT THE DETROIT LIONS FOUNDATION The Detroit Lions Foundation is changing the game for Lions communities by investing in strategic partnerships to empower youth for lasting, transformative change with a focus in our hometown of Detroit. Through fundraising, grant making and events, we seek a Lions community in which all youth can achieve their fullest potential. Information about how to get involved, programming and more is available at www.detroitlions.com/foundation. #30# |
