Founding Father hosts charity tourney

Brandon Lock has been known for a lot of things when it comes to Rollerchairball. By the end of this month, he hopes he’ll be known as the Legend that cares. In a press release, Lock announced he will be hosting exhibition games on May 18th for charity. A day of games will be played at Maysville High School in South Zanesville as part of the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life.”

“There has been a great amount of interest in the game and the league in southeast Ohio. This is a great way to get people involved but also help a great cause,” Lock explained in a telephone interview. “In order to play, you have to make a donation, and that money will be given to help fund cancer research.”

Lock stated that players’ contributions do not need to be more than a few dollars, but he hopes the event will be able to raise a sizable amount of cash. Games will start as early as 8:30am and should continue to at least 2:30pm. The league runs regularly scheduled games in Ohio every Tuesday evening free of charge and even staged a free-admittance tournament in mid-April. Despite the generosity, this will be the first time Rollerchairball has been played to benefit a charitable organization. Lock explained his excitement:

“It’s a great thing. I guarantee there are some great players in that area that have been waiting for their chance. Anytime you can sculpt new talent and help the fight against cancer you have a great opportunity.”

As for the previously mentioned talent, Lock could not help but fanaticize that this event might give rise to several future greats of the game.

“Man, it could be a great thing for the league. Who knows, just like current players idolize Cotter, Snow, and Mallet, future generations might aspire to be the next Lewellen, Lent, Denman, Maxwell, or Sidwell.”



Posted on May 26th, 2007 by kyle and filed under Coverage |

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