Retirees visit The Palace of Auburn
Hills for tour and lunch on February 7, 2001
Twenty BCBSM retirees learn first hand
how a world class event and sports facility operates.
The Palace tour was an eye opener for
those who participated. Narrowed to groups of six or seven, the
retirees were taken to locker rooms, training rooms, offices, media
facilities, personal suites, storage and staging locations, the arena
floor and a special Palace memento & highlight area.
Everyone was surprised at the multiple
pieces of coordination necessary to put an event before the public.
There was plenty of time for questions and the buffet lunch in the
private dining area that followed the tour was most delightful also.
One of the interesting facts from the
tour - "How high up the Shower heads were in the basketball
players locker rooms".
No one went home disappointed from
this retiree event!
Click on one of the
pictures for a larger view!
Syd Turner
gets a hold of Mateen's (old) jersey
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The main
entrance to the Palace
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A group
enjoying the view from the luxury box
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A view of
the training room
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A special thanks to Dick
Goetz and his camera for the pictures!
