Bes, Rivet Join Bucky On LEC Roof
January 27, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
LAREDO, TX- Laredo Bucks players Jeff Bes and Adam Rivet joined their mascot Bucky on the roof of the Laredo Entertainment Center Wednesday afternoon. Bucky is camping out on the roof until Friday's "Pink in the Rink" game is sold out. The Bucks will donate $10,000 to Wings if the game is sold out. As of Wednesday at 2pm the Bucks were around 2,400 tickets away from a selllout.
The LEC box office will be open 24-hours a day until the game is sold out. Tickets are available by calling 718-BUCK (2825), online at www.laredobucks.com, or at the LEC box office.
"This is a great cause and we are up here to support it," said Bes. "We have the best fans in the CHL and we know that the City of Laredo will help us sell the game out Friday night."
"As players we are excited to be a part of this event and we look forward to having a big crowd here Friday night so WINGS can get $10,000," Rivet said.
Bucky will be visited on the roof throughout the week by City Leaders, media members, breast cancer survivors, WINGS staff members, Bucks players, staff and fans, among many others.
On Tuesday Mayor Raul Salinas joined Bucky on the roof.
WINGS (Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing) is a non-profit organization that provides top-quality, comprehensive breast cancer treatment services to uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients. WINGS has served Central and South Texas for over nine years, and now, WINGS Laredo is the newest chapter to bring these life-saving services directly to the women and men of Laredo.
Since January of 2009 the Bucks have had a part in helping raise over $24,000 for WINGS, including donating a total $13,200 from the team themselves.
At this year's "Pink in the Rink" game the Bucks will once again wear pink jersey's, and will hold a "pink out" during the game, where they will ask fans to wear pink to support the cause. The first 4,000 fans will receive pink thunderstix.
Last season the Bucks donated $30,000 thanks to large crowds at the LEC. On January 9th the Bucks donated $10,000 to WINGS thanks to 6,500 fans in attendance, while on April 1st the Bucks donated $10,000 each to the South Texas Food Bank and Sacred Heart Children's Home after 6,527 fans attended the Bucks "Pack the House for Charity" game. Laredo Energy and Border Lease offered $5 tickets for the second season in a row that night.
During game one of the 2008 Playoffs the Bucks, along with Laredo Energy and Border Lease offered $5 tickets to benefit South Texas Food Bank, and Sacred Heart Children Home. 7,987 fans packed the LEC, and the Bucks donated $10,000 each to South Texas Food Bank and Sacred Heart Children Home.
The first "Pack the House for Charity" game was held on March 9, 2007, when the LEC was sold out with 8,002 fans. Thanks to the sell out crowd the Bucks donated $10,000 to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes).
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