HINCKLEY, Ohio – The organizers behind the annual Meadows Turkey Bowl are adding some star power and political clout to get the word out about the pickup football game’s charitable mission.

That mission is to raise money to find a cure for brain cancer.

The 36th annual Thanksgiving Day game brings a collection of guys from all walks of life and ages to the grounds of Mike Meadows’ 1st Day School Supplies in Hinckley. The two-handed touch (shove?) game is pay-to-play, with each player on four teams ponying up a minimum of $3,000 to compete. This year marks the 21st consecutive year the game has been a fundraiser.

Cumulatively it has raised just more than $5 million for charity. Last year alone, the game brought in $650,000.

Meadows, his wife Connie and sons Pete, Michael and Matt, alo

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