Thanks to money raised by the 2009 Pistons Care Telethon in support of Feed The Children (FTC), the Pistons organization is delivering supplies to 400 military families in critical need at Selfridge Air Base (Army & Air Force Exchange Services, Building 700, Selfridge ANGB, MI) through the Family Support Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 4-6 p.m. Volunteers including members of the dance team Automotion and Palace Sports and Entertainment employees are distributing the 25-pound boxes of food and 15-pound boxes of personal care items to the families.

The food distribution is in conjunction with “Military Salute Night” on Veterans’ Day at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. during the Pistons vs. Charlotte Bobcats game. The Pistons are saluting those who have severed, or are still serving in all branches of the United States Armed Services through various in-arena activities and ceremonies. For this special night, current members and veterans of the armed services will receive complimentary tickets to the games, and friends and family can purchase discounted $11 tickets to support the cause.

Funding for the food and supplies came from the Pistons Care Telethon, a 17-hour event highlighted by the telecast of the team’s game on March 11 at The Palace. The telethon raised more than $450,000 in pledges, which is being used to feed more than 25,000 families in critical need in the state of Michigan. Truck deliveries take place from May through December 2009.

Feed The Children was founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones and is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters. In FY 2007, Feed The Children distributed more than 135 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and internationally, supplementing almost 800,000 meals each day. Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help those in need in 118 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org.