ECHL Charlotte Checkers

24-Hour Charity Cycling Event and Charlotte Checkers to Hold "Booty Night" March 27

February 27, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


Charlotte, N.C. - 24 Hours of Booty Inc., which runs the Official 24-Hour Cycling Event of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the only 24-hour road cycling charity event in the country, announced today that it will teaming up with the Charlotte Checkers to be the benefiting organization when the hockey team takes on the Mississippi Sea Wolves at Time Warner Cable Arena on Friday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m.

24 Hours of Booty team Six Degrees is organizing the "Booty Night" event, which will include a $1,000 check presentation to team captain and partnership organizer Mike Flanagan for 24 Hours of Booty and a table at the game with 24 Hours of Booty give-away items. To further support 24 hours of Booty, individuals can purchase tickets through www.gocheckers.com/fundraisers/#booty.

"We want to thank the Charlotte Checkers for supporting 24 Hours of Booty and for helping raise awareness about this great organization and cause among its tremendous fan base," said Flanagan.

"The Charlotte Checkers and Team Six Degrees exemplify how individuals and organizations in our community go above and beyond to help us at 24 Hours of Booty further our mission of helping stop cancer in its tracks," said Spencer Lueders, founder and president of 24 Hours of Booty. "We appreciate their support and efforts and look forward to a fun evening with the Charlotte Checkers."

"It's an honor to have the 24 Hours of Booty event represented at our game on March 27," commented Aaron Osborne, Checkers senior vice president. "As an organization, we strive to support all kinds of groups and charitable events; however, this particular is event special because of its charitable beneficiaries and the Checkers own efforts to raise money during our Pink in the Rink game. This event just extends our reach and furthers the right message."

About 24 Hours of Booty

24 Hours of Booty, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity located in Charlotte that provides an extraordinary cycling event that is safe, fun, and open to all levels of cycling ability. Its mission is to conduct 24-hour cycling events that increase public awareness, funds, and support for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and local cancer organizations. Local organizations include The Keep Pounding Fund and the Brain Tumor Fund for the Carolinas in Charlotte, and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and Johns Hopkins Medicine in Columbia, Md.

The Eighth Annual 24 Hours of Booty is scheduled to roll on the "Booty Loop" in Myers Park from 7 p.m. Friday, July 24 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009. For more information, call 704-365-4417 or toll-free at 877-365-4417, or visit www.24hoursofbooty.org.

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The Checkers are playing in their 16th season of play as a member of the ECHL. The next home game will take place March 1 against the Mississippi at 5:00pm. In the team's 15-year history, the Checkers have made the playoffs 11 times including four consecutive playoff appearances to date. The Checkers are in their fourth season of play at Time Warner Cable Arena. For season ticket information, please call 704-342-4-ICE or visit www.gocheckers.com.

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