Want to Work Out With the Saints?
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announced a “Be a Professional Athlete for a Day” raffle with four grand-prize winners receiving an opportunity to have breakfast with Brees and work out with Brees, linebacker Jonathan Vilma and other Saints players on Wednesday (May 25) at Tulane. Proceeds will benefit various Louisiana charities and the Tulane Athletics Fund.
Quarterback Drew Brees (with football) and other members of the New Orleans Saints have been working out on the Tulane uptown campus. Now fans who participate in a charity raffle have a chance to join them on Wednesday (May 25). (Photo by Sally Asher)
Tickets, which are $2 each (minimum purchase of five tickets), are available on the official Celebrities for Charity Foundation website. The deadline for purchase is noon on Friday (May 20), and grand-prize winners will be drawn later that same afternoon.
Along with breakfast and a workout with the Saints players, the grand-prize winners and a guest each will receive one night of lodging at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans on May 24, one autographed football signed by New Orleans Saints players and one player gift bag including Nike apparel, a Verizon AirCard, Advocare supplements, Power Balance bands, Vicks products, Pepsi products and TRX equipment.
For any out-of-town winners, a travel allowance reimbursement is available, not to exceed $3,500 (if used, if needed). Transportation can be for one or two people arriving in New Orleans on May 24 and departing on May 25, 2011.
There are no gender restrictions, and winners must be 18 years old to participate in workouts. The winners will receive $300 in travel- and food-related expenses (non-transferable).
Brees and members of the Saints have been working out at Tulane athletics facilities on the uptown campus because of being locked out of Saints' facilities due to NFL labor issues.
