MILLER TO COACH ON THE COURT TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUNDAY

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Shannon Miller will coach against the Harlem Ambassadors basketball team for charity Sunday afternoon.

Shannon Miller will go from the ice to the hardwood for a great cause Sunday afternoon.

Miller will coach against the?Harlem Ambassadors on Sunday, September 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Duluth East High School. 24 hours after leading the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team in an exhibition game against the Minnesota Whitecaps at AMSOIL, Miller will coach the Duluth Superior Hot Shots, a basketball team made up of local celebrities and community members.

The event will benefit Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP), a charitable organization that strives to end violence against women. DAIP created ?The Duluth Model,? recognized nationally and internationally as the leading intervention model to help communities eliminate violence in the lives of women and children.

"They asked me to be their celebrity guest coach at the basketball game where it's going to be a group of people from the Duluth community playing the Harlem Ambassadors, and it's a fundraiser for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, so obviously it is a great cacuse and I am honored that they asked me," said Miller. ? " We had a great basketball practice the other night and we are looking forward to a termendous event on Sunday. ?I would encourage everyone to come out and support it because it is such a good cause, it deserves support and it's going to be fun."

Adult tickets can be purchased for $8 in advance $10 at the door. Students and senior tickets are just $5, and children five and under are free. ??Advance tickets are available at?DAIP's office at 202 East Superior Street, or by calling 722-2781, ext. 105. ?All proceeds support the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs.

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