On April 19, 2012, the Detroit Tigers will host its annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Night dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers and their families.
The event, which will take place during the 7:05 p.m. game against the Texas Rangers, will help raise awareness and funds for the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C., projected to open in 2014.
The privately funded, 55,000-square-foot museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through high-tech, interactive exhibits, collections, research and education, according to a news release.
A $39 ticket package includes a ticket to the game, a food and beverage voucher and a co-branded Detroit Tigers and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund commemorative coin.
The Tigers will donate $10 from each ticket sold to the memorial fund to support the museum. Craig W. Floyd, chairman and CEO of the memorial fund, said the organization is proud to partner with the Tigers.
“Coming together in Michigan for food, fun and championship baseball in honor of our nation’s law enforcement officers is sure to be a great evening — and a great way to raise awareness and funds for the museum,” Floyd said in a statement.
The National law enforcement officers Memorial Fund is a private nonprofit organization that maintains a memorial in Washington, D.C., containing the names of 19,298
officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history.
The organization is now working to create the first-ever National Law Enforcement Museum.
For more information, visit www.lawmemorial.org.
So far, the museum has raised more than $56 million of its $80 million capital campaign. Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton serve as co-chairs of the museum’s national honorary campaign committee, which also includes seven former attorneys general of the United States, other former government officials and celebrities, including honorary chairman Clint Eastwood.
For more information, visit the website www.lawenforcementmuseum.org. For more information or to purchase ticket packages, visit www.lawmemorial.org/sports or contact Kate Walker at 313-471-2233 or kate.walker@detroittigers.com.
