Special Tribute Hockey Game set for Dec. 7

Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation and the Highland Park Giants will host their 7th Annual Special Tribute Hockey Game on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8:10 p.m. at the Centennial Park Ice Arena in Highland Park.

This year’s game will be played against the Northwest Chargers.

The Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation was founded in Highland Park by David and Gail Katz and their daughter, Melissa Katz Gold, following the death of David and Gail’s 25-year-old son and Melissa’s brother, Daniel, from an overdose of prescription drug medication in June 2007.

The foundation was created to educate the public about the dangers and consequences of prescription drug abuse and addiction, and to provide tangible methods to remove unwanted and unused medications from America’s homes.

The annual hockey event is particularly important to the Katz family, since Daniel was a member of the Highland Park Giants Hockey Team during his high school years.

The fundraiser is an ideal way to spread Save a Star’s message of prescription drug abuse awareness and to honor Daniel’s memory. The Highland Park Giants have been a great supporter of the foundation since its inception.

“This is an extraordinary cause to support. It’s easy to turn your head away from the pain that drug abuse causes,” said Norm Berger, past president of the Giants. “Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation looks directly in the eye of the problem and does something about it.”

Call (847) 579-1300, ext. 146 or visit www.SAVEASTAR.org for further information. Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation is a registered nonprofit 501(C)(3) public charity.