Bayhawks join the fun, take the plunge
Published on January 27, 2005 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chesapeake Bayhawks News Release
The Baltimore Bayhawks continue their ongoing support of the Maryland Special Olympics Saturday, January 29th at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, MD as goalkeeper Rob Scherr takes the plunge for a good cause.
The 9th Annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge promises participants will be "Freezin' for a Reason" as the proceeds support the 10,000 athletes who train and compete in the Maryland Special Olympics year round.
The Mt. Washington Tavern kicked off the pre-plunge festivities Wednesday night with its Pre-Plunge Party. Bayhawks Gary Gait, Mark Millon, and Rob Scherr took their turn behind the bar with other local celebrities to benefit the Maryland Special Olympics. The festivities continued into the morning as Scherr joined the Rouse & Co. Morning Show on 105.7 WQSR to help promote the main event.
Besides Scherr, other participants willing to take the plunge into the cold winter waters of the Chesapeake Bay include Governor Bob Ehrlich, Good Time Oldies' Steve Rouse and the Rouse & Co. Morning Show gang, retired Baltimore Raven Michael McCrary and WBAL's Rob Roblin. Those unwilling to get their fur wet can participate in other activities taking place throughout the day including a costume contest and the chance to win great prizes.
For more information about the event visit, www.somd.org.
About the Baltimore Bayhawks
The Baltimore Bayhawks were founded 1999 by Dave Pivec, owner of Pivec Advertising; Chris Hutchins, owner of Bacharach Raisin; Ray Schulmeyer, owner of Schulmeyer Animal Hospital in Baltimore, MD; and Gordon Boone of Ryan Commercial Real Estate. The Bayhawks were the MLL Champions in 2002 and have made the MLL playoffs in every season of the League's operation. The Bayhawks play their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University in Towson, MD. The Bayhawks 2005 season begins in Seattle, Washington on May 28th against the New Jersey Pride; the 2005 home schedule will consist of 6 games beginning on June 5th against the New Jersey Pride. For more information about the Bayhawks, visit www.baltimorebayhawks.com
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a six-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001 and has teams in Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The 2004 MLL season concluded with the Philadelphia Barrage winning the New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Game on Sunday, August 22 at Nickerson Field in Boston, Mass. The 2005 season is slated to begin the weekend of May 20-22, 2005. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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