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Charlotte Checkers faceoff against Hurricane Katrina

September 2, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


CHARLOTTE CHECKERS FACE OFF AGAINST HURRICANE KATRINA

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers have pledged a substantial donation to the American Red Cross as a show of support for their ECHL teammates with the embattled Mississippi Sea Wolves who are headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, and for all of the people who have been affected in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Effective September 1st through the team's home opener at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena on November 6th, the Checkers will donate 10% of all new business-full season ticket sales to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. The potential is there for upward of $10,000 if team projections for new season ticket business is accurate.

"We're stunned and saddened at the tragedies that Hurricane Katrina left in her path in Louisiana and Mississippi," said Checkers CEO Carl Scheer. "Our sister team, the Mississippi Sea Wolves, plays in Biloxi and have been hit very hard. They and their families are among thousands of our fellow human beings who have been left with virtually nothing other than the clothes on their backs. We are deeply committed to doing whatever we can to help them."

The status of the Mississippi Sea Wolves hockey team for the upcoming season is still unknown, according to ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. "We encourage ECHL fans to donate and provide whatever support that they can to disaster relief."

"Checkers fans have always stepped up when they've been asked," said team president Jeff Longo. "I'm willing to bet that this call to action will be just another bold example of that. We came up with what we think is a great challenge in order to raise money for hurricane victims, and my guess is that we'll go way over our goal."

To make a contribution, checks may be made out to the American Red Cross, % the Charlotte Checkers, 212 So. Tryon St., Ste. 575, Charlotte, NC 28281. On the check memo line, write "Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund."

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