Every year, the giveaway provides groceries, clothes, food and toys to 100 Inkster families in need for the holiday as the group has been doing for decades.
This year the event, organized by the Inkster Legends of Basketball, will offer three grand prizes, including a family package to see the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters along with a $50 dinner card; a family package for two nights at the luxurious Mackinac Island Bayshore Resort along with a $50 gas card and four tickets to see the Detroit Pistons play the Milwaukee bucks Feb. 20, 2020, which also include a $50 dinner card.
All proceeds go to the Inkster Christmas Giveaway which provides groceries and gifts for at least 100 needy families in the city.
Tickets are priced at $10 and this year there are more than 25 prizes to be
The drawing for all the prizes will take place during a special event set for 5 until 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Booker Dozier Inkster Recreation Complex, 2025 Middlebelt Road in Inkster. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win.
Tickets and more information are available from Director Fred Smiley, (734) 890-2478; Larry Spencer, (313) 520-8144 and Daniel Orr, (313) 715-6700.
Details about the prizes are available at www.inksterlegends.com.