MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF BALTIMORE
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE A RAVEN" AT FREE
BALTIMORE RAVENS NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Earnest Byner and Ray Lewis To Teach Football Skills To Local
Children
| WHAT: | Hundreds of boys and girls ages 8 to 14 have been selected to "Play Football Like a Raven" and participate in the inaugural BALTIMORE RAVENS NFL Starter Play Football Training Camp. The children will test their skills at 10 innovative football skills stations that are based on the televised NFL player competitions "NFL Quarterback Challenge," "NFL Lineman Challenge" and "NFL Run To Daylight." | |
| EARNEST BYNER, RAY LEWIS, ORLANDO BROWN and BENNIE THOMPSON, along with coaches DON STROCK and AL LAVAN will be on site to offer instruction to participants and sign autographs. Each skills station will be run by local high school coaches and volunteers. | ||
| Participants were randomly selected after signing up for the camp at Baltimore-area Hechts and Shenk & Tittle stores. The camp will be divided into two sessions, with children ages 8-11 attending in the morning and 12- to 14-year-olds attending in the afternoon. | ||
| WHO: | Hundreds of Baltimore boys and girls ages 8-14 | |
| BALTIMORE RAVENS players EARNEST BYNER, RAY LEWIS, ORLANDO BROWN, and BENNIE THOMPSON; and coaches DON STROCK and AL LAVAN | ||
| WHEN/ | Saturday, June 7 | |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) | |
| Memorial Stadium | ||
| 1000 East 33rd Street | ||
| Baltimore, MD | ||
| CONTACT: | Brian McCarthy/Dave Lockett | Robin Wexler |
| National Football League | Starter Corp. | |
| (212) 450-2000 | (203) 781-5246 | |