Nate Burleson Celebrity Serving at Morton’s the Steakhouse

Detroit Lions Standout Wide Receiver Nate Burleson hosted the inaugural, ‘Nate Burleson Celebrity Server Night’, an exclusive fundraising event for Burleson’s CATCH Foundation at Morton’s The Steakhouse Detroit (Troy), located at 888 W. Big Beaver, Ste. 111, on Monday, November 14, 2011 beginning at 7 p.m.

The evening featured Burleson and many of his Lions teammates trading their pads for aprons to serve a four-course meal to guests for this special evening. The event also included live and silent auctions.

“I’m really excited and look forward to hosting my first event here in Detroit in support of my foundation,” said Burleson. “The fans have been great, my teammates are all supportive of me and my foundation and, most importantly, all the money raised will go to a great cause as we work with schools in Detroit to help provide the students with essential needs. I also must provide a big thank you to Morton’s and Quicken Loans who both really stepped up to help out with this dinner. I appreciate these two great companies and hope to see a lot of fans and supporters come out on November 14th.”

“We are so excited to be hosting this fabulous event for Nate and are honored he chose Morton’s as the home of for his foundation’s first fundraising endeavor in Detroit, “ said Steve Salmon, Morton’s Troy General Manager. “This will be such a special night for our guests to be served by Nate and his teammates all for a special cause.”

Procedes from the Nate Burleson Celebrity Serving event will benefit the Nate Burleson CATCH Foundation, which was started in 2009, with the purpose to reach and teach area children and their families by providing them with educational tools to succeed as well as enriching their lives by showing them how to care for others, themselves and their future.

About Morton’s The Steakhouse

Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. is the world’s largest operator of company-owned upscale steakhouses. Morton’s steakhouses have remained true to our founders’ original vision of combining generous portions of high quality food prepared to exacting standards with exceptional service in an enjoyable dining environment. The Company owns and operates 77 Morton’s steakhouses located in 64 cities across 26 states, Puerto Rico and six international locations (Hong Kong, Macau, Mexico City, Singapore, Toronto), as well as Trevi, a Las Vegas Italian restaurant.

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