Bears' Tillman to Tackle Waiter's Duties for Charity
Cornerback talks about fundraiser to aid ill children set for Oct. 17 at Northbrook restaurant.
Bears cornerback Charles Tillman knows how to handle a football. Handling a plate of steak is a different matter. “You don't have to be gentle with a football,” he said of the difference. Tillman will be putting his skills to the test Oct. 17 when he and eight other Bears players wait tables at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Northbrook. The four-course dinner includes an appetizer reception and a silent auction to benefit The Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation. The charity provides DVD players and portable computers and game systems to chronically and critically ill children at Chicago-area hospitals to help them pass the time. It also offers special activities for the children and their families, including Bears tickets and tours of …
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