Jimmy Buffett has been designated an honorary chair of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton’s charity, Payton’s Play It Forward Foundation.

The foundation’s signature event will be a Black & Gold Gala fundraiser inside the Superdome on Oct. 10, featuring celebrity emcee Chris Berman, honorary chairs Jimmy Buffett and Irma Thomas, a variety of entertainment and several exclusive auction items.

For further details or to get involved with the Paytons’ foundation, go to www.paytonsplayitforwardfoundation.com or contact Karen Hegner at 214-529-6681.

Karen Hegner tells BuffettWorld.com that Jimmy is not scheduled to perform at the Gala.

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Buffett sang the national anthem at the New Orleans Saints game in December 2006, and is a co-owner, along with Payton and other Saints coaches and players, of Pulaski County, a 3 year old roan gelding.