TWISTED SISTER, STEELHEART Frontmen To Take Part In Autism Speaks Celebrity Softball Game
August 11, 2007, 17 years ago
US rockers STEELHEART have issued the following update:
Mili (Matijevic - vocals) will be in New York City on August 21st through the 25th. He will be doing numerous interviews, including Billboard magazine. On the 25th of August he will be playing baseball with other celebrities to raise money for autism. For those of you who didn’t know Mili had a love for baseball since he was a kid, he almost took the road to pursue a career in professional ball but chose to sing and make music instead. The press release for the event is as follows:
Two teams of stars, including 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer and Lonny Ross, former Saturday Night Live cast member Horatio Sanz, Lead singer of TWISTED SISTER Dee Snider, lead singer of Steelheart, Michael Matijevic, The Real World and WWE Smackdown wrestler Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, TLC host Evan Farmer, actress Alison Becker, Access Hollywood’s Tim Vincent and CW11 Morning News traffic reporter Jill Nicholini, will step up to the plate to help raise awareness about autism and funds for autism research at the 2nd Annual Autism Speaks Celebrity Softball Game and silent auction on Saturday, August 25 at 2:00pm at Coney Island’s Key Span Park, 1904 Surf Avenue in Brooklyn. Tickets for the Autism Speaks Celebrity Softball Game can be purchased online at www.autismwalk.org/softball. Field box seats are $20; box seats are $10. All tickets are 100% tax deductible, and all proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction will benefit Autism Speaks, the nation’s leading autism advocacy organization."