The Leadership Macon Class of 2009 announces the Celebrity Grand Slam exhibition game for Saturday, October 17, benefiting the Central Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross.

The Celebrity Grand Slam exhibition game takes place at 6:30 at Mercer University's Sikes Field. The "home" team will be a mix of local media personalities, government officials, athletes, coaches, city and business leaders and Leadership Macon alumni. The opposing "visiting" team will be the Warner Robins American Little League Softball World Series Champions.

Admission to the event is $5 (12 & under free) and tickets are available at the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce  and the Central Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross, as well as through members of Leadership Macon's Class of 2009. Tickets will also be available at the ticket booth on the day of the game.

All proceeds from Celebrity Grand Slam ticket sales and concessions will be donated to the Central Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross for local disaster response, as well as assisting the needs of local active duty National Guard families.

When assessing the needs of the Macon community, the Leadership Macon class of 2009 elected to focus their class project on the continued recovery from the Mother's Day 2008 tornado.

Instrumental in aiding those hardest hit by the disaster is the Central Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross, who in addition to helping with disaster recovery also provides support to Georgia National Guard families. In addition, the class is also assisting with the repairs from tornado damage at the Macon Little League Park.

A program of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Macon's mission is to identify and develop leaders through continuing education, networking and community involvement for the purpose of creating opportunities and encouraging graduates to participate in community leadership.

For questions on the Celebrity Grand Slam and Macon Little League repairs, please contact Class of 2009 members Jessica Walden (478.957.7433) or Shae Hinson (478.731.6794).