Worcester Sharks and Special Olympics Team Up For One-of-a-Kind Media Event

February 13, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


WORCESTER - Worcester Sharks President and CEO Michael T. Lehr announced today that the Worcester Sharks will once again partner with the Special Olympics as the official host of the 2008 Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) Winter Games the weekend of Feb 29 - March 2. The Sharks will host the Winter Games Opening Ceremonies at the DCU Center at 6:30pm on Friday, February 29th before they host the Manchester Monarchs at 8pm.

To kick off the weekend, the Worcester Sharks and a local Special Olympics bowling team will join together and hit the lanes for a unique bowling event especially planned for the media. With the success of 2007's SOMA/Sharks press conference, where the Sharks officially announced their partnership and support of Special Olympics, the 2008 "Media Event" will offer the same accessibility of major Sharks players, personnel and interviews along with fantastic photo opportunities of Sharks players and SOMA athletes.

Participants will be readily available to speak to the media during the bowling games and the media is invited to partake in the action.

In addition to the bowling games, the Sharks will unveil a unique commemorative jersey featuring the Special Olympics logo. To show their continuous support for Special Olympics, the Sharks will wear the specialty jersey during the Friday, February 29th game against the Monarchs after the Winter Games Opening Ceremony at the DCU Center. After the game, all jerseys will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to Special Olympics and Sharks Charities.

Schedule of Events for Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Worcester Sharks/Special Olympics Media Event - AMF Auburn Lanes, Auburn, MA

2:00pm Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Welcome

2:15pm Bowling Begins

*Media is encouraged to join a game or approach participants for interviews about Worcester Sharks and Special Olympics Partnership. Pizza and soda will be served.

3:15pm Closing remarks

ATTENDING:

*The Worcester Sharks hockey team, staff, and mascot FINZ * Greater Worcester Special Olympics bowling team

* Roy Sommer, Head Coach, Worcester Sharks * Robert Johnson, President and CEO of Special Olympics Mass.

* Mike O'Brien, City of Worcester

Participants will be available to speak to the media during the bowling games. Media is invited to partake in the action. Want a spot on a Sharks/SOMA bowling team? Please contact Olivia DiFeterici at 508-265-3026 or Eric Lindquist at 508-929-0525 and sign up.

WHERE:

AMF Auburn Lanes

101 Southbridge Street

Auburn, MA 01501

508-791-5700

The Winter Games is one of Special Olympics Massachusetts' largest annual sporting events. This year marks the fifth consecutive year the DCU Center and City of Worcester have welcomed the Special Olympics to the Worcester community. The weekend-long games bring over 2,000 athletes, 600 coaches, 1,000 volunteers, families and supporters to the area, generating more than $2 million economic impact on the greater Worcester area.

For more information on this and other Sharks events please visit www.sharksahl.com.



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