September 29, 2004 Williams Sisters Help Launch McDonald's Tour The McDonald’s Williams’ Sisters Tour, featuring Venus and Serena Williams as well as other celebrities in a series of three one-night events, makes it debut in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. The McDonald’s Williams’ Sisters Tour begins in Chicago at the UIC Pavilion (November 17), moves to Detroit at The Palace at Auburn Hills (November 18) and finishes in Atlanta at Philips Arena (December 2). A portion of the proceeds from each tour stop will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities and other local charitable organizations in each city. ESPN will accompany the tour with plans to broadcast a behind-the-scenes special event on the McDonald’s Williams’ Sisters Tour. Prior to the match, Venus and Serena will spend time in each community, visiting local Ronald McDonald Houses, visiting schools, hospitals and participating in local community activities. “We want to promote the game of tennis while supporting worthwhile causes in each of these cities,” said Serena Williams. “We’re excited to be working with McDonald’s and Ronald McDonald House Charities to be able to give something back to communities throughout the United States.” “We are excited about bringing professional tennis to Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta, three cities that support the sport strongly but do not regularly host tour events,” added Venus Williams. “We plan on creating a fun evening of exciting, entertaining tennis for fans of the game and our fans. Neither of us likes to lose, ever, so you will see a hard-fought match in each city.” Tickets will go on sale for the Chicago and Detroit events on Friday, October 1, at 10AM EST/9 AM CST and the Atlanta event on Friday, October 8 at 10AM EST/9 AM CST. They will be available through Ticketmaster at 800-326-4000, the arena box offices and ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices start at $15. A limited number of VIP courtside tickets are available which include an invitation to a VIP reception attended by Venus and Serena. USTA and ALTA members (Atlanta) are entitled to special McDonald’s Williams Sisters Tour ticket discounts. In addition to McDonald’s, other sponsors include Hilton Hotels, Coke (Powerade), Walmart, Exelon, Colgate-Palmolive, AFLAC, The Detroit Free Press, WXYZ-TV (Detroit), WSB-TV (Atlanta), Co-Op Optical, Delta Airlines, Nike and Wilson. Organizations that are making charitable contributions in association with The McDonald’s Williams Sisters Tour include McDonald’s, Robin Hood Foundation, AFLAC, Walmart, Exelon and Tennis Corporation of America. Charitable organizations that will benefit from the McDonald’s Williams Sisters Tour include Ronald McDonald House Charities, AFLAC Cancer Center (Atlanta), Lamont Bryant’s Love To Serve Program (Chicago), Perfecting Community Development Corporation (Detroit) and others to come. ---- 他們的照片都笑得很可愛喔 -- ---禪心已作沾泥絮，莫向春風舞鷓鴣--- --

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