Vitesse were on hand to help The Newcastle Eagles basketball team, who won the BBL Championship this year, to celebrate the end of their regular season in style at their End Of Season Dinner, which took place at the Newcastle-Gateshead Hilton on 22nd April 2008. The dinner, which was in aid of the Eagles Community Foundation, was a resounding success with over 350 in attendance and a guest speech by North East sporting legend Steve Cram MBE. The players entered the dinner via the red-carpet which was flanked by Vitesse’s Ford GT and Ferrari F430 Spider. At the event, Lynard Stewart was awarded the 2007-8 Eagles Players Player of the Year Award. In a star studded night, young Eagle and England Under 15 Ross Wilson was awarded the Eagles School of Excellence Player of the Year award and coach Fabulous Flournoy was awarded with the Northern Rock Special Achievement award for services to the club. Vitesse would like to wish The Eagles all the best for the 2008/9 season.