2,000 Coats Collected for Local Families
December 2, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Bakersfield, Calif. - This past Wednesday, the Condors collected 2,000 coats for local use with the Project Warm Families coat drive and $1,200 in donations for hurricane victims.
Sponsored by KGET-TV 17, News Radio 970 KGET and Barber Honda, the coat drive is the longest tenured collection event in the history of the organization. The event, which dates back to the Bakersfield Fog, has seen the collection of more than 16,000 coats. This season, 2,000 more jackets were donated to help warm the winter months for the less fortunate in Kern County. Once again, Junior Achievement partnered with the Condors and arranged distribution to several local agencies.
Also at Wednesday's game, fans had a chance to get up close and personal with the most famous trophy in sports, the Stanley Cup. The Cup is currently on an NHL/ECHL tour raising money for the two teams in the ECHL that were forced to take a year suspension due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Condors fans made $1,200 in donations on that night alone, and the Condors continue to raise money through the sales of professional pictures that fans can order to commemorate the occasion.
Beginning one hour before the game, fans were able to have their picture taken with the Stanley Cup by Michael Duffy photography. Starting today through January 31, 2006, all pictures will be posted online and fans can order as many prints as they like for an additional charge. Specific instructions and photo pricing can be found on the Condors webpage, www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
All proceeds from the picture orders will be added to the donations collected and sent to the relief fund for the Mississippi Sea Wolves and the Texas Wildcatters. Raising money for charity is nothing new for Lord Stanley's trophy, which has raised over $4 million for non-profit agencies in the past 3 seasons alone.
The Condors look to finish off 2005 with another surge of goodwill as they host the Condors Fighting Cancer Hockey-thon. 27 straight hours of hockey will be played beginning with the Condors game Friday, December 30th. The event will include a Condors Legends game prior to the Condors home game on Saturday, December 31st. For more information on Condors Fighting Cancer contact the Community Relations Department at Bakersfield Sports Entertainment at 324-PUCK (7825).
This weekend, the Bakersfield Condors are in Pensacola, Florida. Bakersfield will line up against the Ice Pilots tonight, Saturday and Sunday. Tonight and Saturday's game will start at 5:05 pm PST and Sunday's game will start at 2:05 pm (PST). All games, home and away, can be viewed online through B2 Networks, accessible via www.bakersfieldcondors.com, and can be heard live on KGEO Hot Talk AM 1230 with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 minutes prior to face off.
The Condors return home on Friday, December 9th as they face off against the Stockton Thunder for the first time this season. Doors open at 6pm, the puck drops at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Rabobank Arena box office, open 10am - 6pm Monday through Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location.
Buy Tickets
Season tickets for the 2005-06 Condors season are on sale now at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling at 324-PUCK (7825).
Website: http://www.bakersfieldcondors.com
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