ECHL Bakersfield Condors

School's in for the Condors

Published on October 9, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Bakersfield, CA -- The Bakersfield Condors of the West Coast Hockey League will once again show their support for schools and education around Kern County with the return of the THINK and Condors Classroom Champions programs for this season.

THINK, which stands for Turning Hockey Into New Knowledge, is sponsored by 101.5 KGFM, Paramount Farms and ARRC Technology. It is designed to reward students based on academic achievement and good behavior goals, as set by their particular schools.

The Condors Classroom Champions program, sponsored by CBS-29, McDonald's and Big Valley Construction, is specifically designed to reward students for outstanding attendance. Each participating school sets their own attendance criteria. For both programs, Condors players will visit each school as guest speakers and hold an assembly for winning students. Those students meeting the set criteria will receive free tickets to a Condors game.

"These programs have been very successful for both the Condors and the schools," said Condors Community Relations Director John Ayre. "We want to encourage performance in the classroom and help reward those students for their hard work and effort. Education is one of the building blocks of our community, and that is our focus."

Last season, over 100 schools participated in the two programs and nearly 20,000 tickets were given away. For more information on THINK or Classroom Champions, or to have your school involved, contact John Ayre at 324-PUCK (7825).

Opening Night for the Condors 5th Anniversary season is just 3 days away with Bakersfield hosting the reigning Taylor Cup Champion Fresno Falcons at Centennial Garden on Saturday, October 12th. Single game tickets are now on sale, and can be purchased through the Centennial Garden Box Office, which opens at 10:00am Monday through Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through Ticketmaster at 322-2525, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets and group outings may be purchased by calling 324-PUCK (7825), or by visiting the Condors office at Centennial Garden.

Condor Droppings. . . The Bakersfield Condors and Carl's Jr. are teaming up for the Carl's Jr. Care-A-Van. For the next five weeks the Condors staff and players will be traveling to select Carl's Jr. locations to collect donations for Goodwill Industries. The Condors inflatable slapshot game will be set up, a couple of players will be out signing autographs, and the first 50 people making a donation will receive a free Famous Star burger from Carl's Jr. Tomorrow, the Care-A-Van will be visiting the Carl's Jr. at 815 Real Rd., near the intersection with California Ave. from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Condors Denis Ladouceur and Peter McRae will be on hand. Anyone making a donation will receive a free terrace level ticket for a select Condors game this season.

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