Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes is Saturday
September 15, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - There is still time to join the Falcons' team for the 2008 Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes, which takes place this Saturday at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno. Fans can click on the Step Out Walk link on the Falcons website at www.fresnofalcons.com to register to join the Falcons for this year's walk.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with the walk starting at 10:00 a.m. The walking route includes one mile around the baseball field and warning track, with additional walking on the stadium's concourse.
Diabetes takes a devastating toll on more than 20 million adults and children in the U.S., and the number is growing every day. Diabetes is linked to nearly 300,000 deaths a year, and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and blindness.
"The Falcons are proud to once again participate in the Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes," said Falcons CEO John Tull, who is serving as the walk's honorary chairman this year. "The Falcons are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles, and helping to prevent diabetes."
Fans are encouraged to join the Falcons team for the walk by clicking on the link on the Falcons website. For additional information, log on to www.diabetes.org/stepout.
Opening Night 2008 at Selland Arena is set for Friday, October 24, when the Falcons host their arch-rivals, the Bakersfield Condors, at 7:35 p.m.
Season Ticket packages start at just $432, and are now available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.
ECHL Stories from September 15, 2008
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- Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes is Saturday - Fresno Falcons
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