Jersey Off Our Backs Silent Auction Raises $16,400; 2007-08 Season Jersey Auctions total tops $100,000

Condors to attend 2008 Festival of Beers Saturday

Silent Jersey Auction Raises $16,400:

Fans crowded the table, frantically scribbling last- second bids as Condors staff members counted down the final seconds before the Season-Worn Jersey Off Our Backs Silent Auction came to a close Saturday night. The auction spanned the course of three home playoff games, raising a total of $16,400 for the Active 20/30 Club. Saturday's bidding ended with a grand total ranking second-highest all-time for a Condors silent auction total.

Team Captain Sean Venedam's #13 jersey set the auction's individual jersey high with the final bid of $1,800. The Condors four jersey auctions during the 2007-08 season have raised $100,175 for local charities, the most ever raised in a single season.

The Active 20/30 Club is local a non-profit club that strives to improve the quality of life for special needs children in the community. Two years ago some of the silent auction proceeds went to assist then 9 year- old Walker Franks, who was stricken with acute aplastic anemia, which is an inability to produce enough blood cells and platelets and must be treated with blood transfusions and daily kidney flushes. Last year, a portion of the silent auction earnings benefited Hannah Strategos, a local 6 year-old with a brain tumor. Hannah has since completed chemo and radiation therapy and has had no reoccurrence.

"The Active 20/30 Club would like to thank the fans and the Condors for their ongoing support of the jersey auction and the children of Kern County," said Active 20/30 Club Chairman Cecil Zimmerman. "One hundred percent of the money raised will go to children's charities and all of it stays local. This will allow us to continue our support of less-fortunate Kern County youth."

The jerseys auctioned off were the burgundy 10th Anniversary jerseys that featured the traditional Condors logo in front of a gold "X" signifying the 10th year of the team's existence. At the bottom left leg of the "X" is 1998-99, the Condors inaugural season, on the bottom right leg of the X is 2007-08 the 10th Anniversary season. Bakersfield is written across the bottom of the jersey in black letters with a gold color stripe acting as a background. The jerseys were one of three regularly worn by the team during the course of the season.

This Week in Condorstown:

Friday, April 25: Mascot Baby Cal will attend the Wingland Elementary School carnival from 5 to 8 p.m. In addition to many other activities and games, the Condors Slapshot will be available for children and adults to test out their hockey skills.

Saturday, April 26: The Condors will attend the Festival of Beers from 1 to 5 p.m. at Stramler Park. In addition to the Condors Slapshot, the festival will feature beer tasting, food and live music. Sponsored by the Active 20/30 Club, all proceeds go to help underprivileged youth of Kern County. The Festival of Beers is for adults 21 and older only.

Come See The Condors In Playoff Action:

Should the Condors prevail against Victoria Tuesday and Wednesday the Condors 2nd round home action will begin April 30, May 1 and May 3 (if necessary), for Games 3, 4 and 5, respectively against the winner of the Fresno Falcons-Utah Grizzlies series.

Don't miss a minute of playoff action and keep your current seats! On sale right now for regular season and playoff ticket plan holders is the Extended Playoff Action plan, enabling ticket plan holders to ensure the same great seat for the rest of the playoffs! Extended Playoff Action plans are available through Friday, April 25. Seats not reserved by April 25 go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Saturday April 26. To order your Extended Playoff Action plan, which start as low as $9 per game, contact a Condors account representative at 324- PUCK (7825).

Individual tickets will go on sale for the 2nd round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday, April 26 at the Rabobank Arena box office. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location.

Season tickets and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).