ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Fans Celebrate Boxing Day by Donating Goods

Published on December 29, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Condors Boxing Day Collection was held on Friday, Dec. 26 outside Rabobank Arena prior to the Condors 7-3 victory over the Stockton Thunder. Fans were invited to donate gently used clothing and household items in celebration of the Canadian holiday. Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated by the boxing up of gently used items and giving them to the needy, the day after Christmas.

The donations were collected by Goodwill workers and will be sold at their local outlets. All proceeds that will be raised from the items collected directly fund Goodwill's employment and job training programs that benefit thousands of people, many with disabilities, and enable them to reach their fullest potential.

"Goodwill Industries truly appreciates all the opportunities and the partnership with the Bakersfield Condors," said Logistics Manager Ed Delgado. "We received bags with clothes and others with toys and wares that will help service our community and fulfill our mission. Thank you to the Condors fans for donations at the Condors game for Boxing Day."

Week in Review: Colonel brings holiday spirit to Jamison Center: Condors mascot Colonel Claw'd remained undefeated in musical chairs as he competed with the children at the Jamison Center during the Colonel's Christmas visit on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd. The Colonel also handed out goalie masks and other Condors goodies to the youngsters. The children at Jamison also got to try on hockey gear and test out their hockey skills in the Condors slapshot.

Condors mascot hangs out with Northwest Baseball: Later that day, the Colonel met up with his good friend Santa Claus at theNorthwest Baseball Winter Camp, making his grand entrance in a Kern County Firefighters fire engine. The Colonel met the young baseball players, signed autographs and posed for pictures with the future Major Leaguers.

Have the Condors attend your event: Heard about how everyone else gets to hang out with the Condors mascots and meet the players and you want to experience it too? If you have an educational, charitable, civic or other type of nonprofit event and would like to have a member of the Condors organization attend, email Community Relations Brian Marsh at bmarsh@bakersfieldcondors.com or call the front office at 324-PUCK (7825).

See your child on the Jumbotron: How would you like to be able to point to the Jumbotron during a Condors game and proudly tell the fan in the seat next to you that that's your kid up there? Or have friends and family go to the Condors website to see your child's photo?

If so, all you have to do is email a photo of your child in Condors or hockey gear as a JPG file to Brian Marsh at bmarsh@bakersfieldcondors.com. The pictures that are posted online are reserved for Kids Club members, but the "Future Condors" pictures on the Jumbotron are open to everyone.

Notes from The Nest: The Condors return to The Nest in 2009 on Friday, Jan. 9 for the 1,000 Gallons of Gas Giveaway, during which 40 lucky fans will win 20 gallons of gas each, while one grand prize winner will win 200 gallons of gas, courtesy of My 45 and KUZZ 107.9. The following night, the Condors host the Alaska Aces for Zamboni Pillow Giveaway. The first 2,000 fans, 5-and-older, will receive a Condors Zamboni pillow, brought to you by Pirate 93.1 and Goodwill Industries.

Individual game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10am - 6pm Monday through Friday and 10am - 4pm on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location.

The Condors Front Office will be closed from Wednesday - Friday for the New Year, but will return to normal business hours (Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) on Monday, Jan. 5.

The Condors Team Store will be closed from Wednesday - Saturday for the New Year, but will return to normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 3 p.m.) on Monday, Jan. 5.

The Rabobank Arena Box Office will be closed Wednesday and Thursday for the New Year, but will return to its usual schedule of Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., starting Friday, Jan. 2.

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