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".