
William
M. Raines Academic and Athletic Booster Club, Inc along with K-Mart
Department Stores the title sponsor for the Raines-Players
Recognition Dinner a community store that supports quality education.
Will be honoring past and present NFL players from Jacksonville and surrounding
counties. Such as Lito Sheppard (Philadelphia Eagles), Lenard
Larrimore (Buffalo Bills) Brian Dawkins (Philadelphia
Eagles),Leroy Butler (Green Bay Packers) Laverneous
Coles (Washington Redskins), Rod Gardner (Washington
Redskins), Harold CarMichael (PhiladelphiaEagles), Jabar
Gaffney (Houston Texans), Chris Terry (Seattle Seahawks),
Kenny Burroughs (Houston Oilers) plus many more. This event
is to be held Saturday February5, 2005 at the K-Mart Department store located
on 9459 Lem Turner Rd. The reception starts at 5pm with the dinner program
starting promptly at 7pm. There will be speaches by Dr. Landon Williams
(Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church), Earl Kitchens (Raines
High School 1st Head Football Coach), Jimmy Johnson (Former
Coach and Principal @ Raines High School), Randall Cunningham
(Former NFL Quarterback), Greg Coleman (Former Raines Football
Player and Minnesota Viking Punter), David Thomas (Former
Raines Football Player and Washington Redskins Cornerback) , and Gene
Fernette (Florida Times Union Sports Columnist) with the keynote
speaker being Oakland Raiders Legend and NFL Players Union President
Gene Upshaw. The cost of the dinner is $200 per plate. There will
bean autograph and picture session following the dinner along with a silent
sports memorabilia auction. Tickets can be purchased from Raines High school
and any K-Mart location in Duval County. For more information contact Jesse
Wilcox at 904-859-2800, Quillie Jones 904-708-1277 or Raines High school @
904-924-3049. Remember Raines High school “Leading our students
to academic excellence” and K-Mart “A community store that supports
quality education".