Press Release - April 4, 2009
April 4, 2009 by Wrestling With Hunger
Filed under News, Press Releases
April 4, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PORT COQUITLAM, BC - Twenty wrestlers have been wrestling for the past 42-hours with 147 matches and have now crushed the unofficial world record for the longest wrestling show of 10.5 hours - but they are still going for another 30 hours!
Wrestling With Hunger began at 2pm on April 2nd and will continue to 2pm on April 5th. Twenty wrestlers are grappling around the clock for three days (April 2nd to 5th) at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam, BC to raise money and food to restock the shelves at the food bank and to set the world record for the longest wrestling show.
In 2007, the three food bank depots operated by SHARE in the Tri-Cities provided food to 1,142 households totaling 5,598 people. 45.1% of the recipients are children and youth under the age of 19 - an increase of 8.1% over the previous year. The need for donations at this time of year is great.
Schools, businesses, churches, organizations and individuals are encouraged to setup their own food drives and then bring the donations to the Wrestling With Hunger event location at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam. Volunteers will collect the donations and folks can watch the pro-wrestling world record attempt.
From noon to 2pm on Sunday, April 5th (tomorrow) everyone is invited to bring a can of food for SHARE and watch the last two hours of this world record event.
For more information visit www.WrestlingWithHunger.com or contact Dave Teixeira at dave@dave.ca or (604) 418-9177.
WHAT: Wrestling With Hunger - a fund raiser for SHARE Family and Community Services and world record wrestling event
WHEN: Thursday, April 2nd to Sunday, April 5th 2pm
WHERE: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre - 1379 Laurier Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC
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CONTACT INFO:
For Wrestling With Hunger - Dave Teixeira - (604) 418-9177 - dave@dave.ca
For SHARE Family Services - Heather Scott - (604) 529-5119 - heather.scott@sharesociety.ca
NOTE: The wrestlers grew up and/or live throughout the Lower Mainland. If you would like to speak to a wrestler based out of your community, please contact dave@dave.ca.
Press Release - April 3, 2009
April 3, 2009 by Wrestling With Hunger
Filed under News, Press Releases
April 3, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PORT COQUITLAM, BC - Twenty wrestlers have been wrestling for the past 18-hours and have now set the unofficial world record for the longest wrestling show ever with 66 matches - but they are still going for another 54 hours.
Wrestling With Hunger began at 2pm on April 2nd and will continue to 2pm on April 5th. Twenty wrestlers will grapple around the clock for three days (April 2nd to 5th) at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam, BC to raise money and food to restock the shelves at the food bank and to set the world record for the longest wrestling show.
In 2007, the three food bank depots operated by SHARE in the Tri-Cities provided food to 1,142 households totaling 5,598 people. 45.1% of the recipients are children and youth under the age of 19 - an increase of 8.1% over the previous year. The need for donations at this time of year is great.
Schools, businesses, churches, organizations and individuals are encouraged to setup their own food drives and then bring the donations to the Wrestling With Hunger event location at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam. Volunteers will collect the donations and folks can watch the pro-wrestling world record attempt.
From noon to 2pm on Sunday, April 5th everyone is invited to bring a can of food for SHARE and watch the last two hours of this world record event.
For more information visit www.WrestlingWithHunger.com or contact Dave Teixeira at dave@dave.ca or (604) 418-9177.
WHAT: Wrestling With Hunger - a fund raiser for SHARE Family and Community Services and world record wrestling event
WHEN: Thursday, April 2nd to Sunday, April 5th 2pm
WHERE: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre - 1379 Laurier Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC
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CONTACT INFO:
For Wrestling With Hunger - Dave Teixeira - (604) 418-9177 - dave@dave.ca
For SHARE Family Services - Heather Scott - (604) 529-5119 - heather.scott@sharesociety.ca
NOTE: The wrestlers grew up and/or live throughout the Lower Mainland. If you would like to speak to a wrestler based out of your community, please contact dave@dave.ca.
Media Advisory - March 20, 2009
March 20, 2009 by Wrestling With Hunger
Filed under News, Press Releases
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2ND TO 5TH “WRESTLING WITH HUNGER” WEEKEND
March 20, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Port Coquitlam, BC - On Monday, March 23, 2009, The City of Port Coquitlam will proclaim April 2nd to 5th “Wrestling With Hunger Weekend”. This is in recognition of the “Wrestling With Hunger” event where 20 wrestlers will grapple for 72 consecutive hours to set the world record for the longest wrestling match while raising food for the local food banks.
Representatives from SHARE Family and Community Services (who operate the food banks), Dave.ca Communications Inc. (who is organizing the event ) and wrestlers from ECCW Pro-Wrestling will he on hand at the ceremony at City Hall.
Immediately proceeding the proclamation, the above representatives will be available in the foyer on the third floor outside the Council Chambers for interviews and photos ops.
Date: Monday, March 23, 2009
Time: 7pm - Power Point Presentation to Port Coquitlam City Council by the Wrestling With Hunger contingent
7:05pm - Proclamation to Wrestling with Hunger, photo op with Mayor and Council in Chambers
7:10pm - Interview and photos op with SHARE, Dave.ca Communications Inc. and ECCW wrestlers outside Council Chambers
Location: Port Coquitlam City Hall Council Chambers
2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC
Third Floor
For more information on Wrestling With Hunger please visit www.WrestlingWithHunger.com.
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For media inquiries please contact:
Dave Teixeira
Wrestling With Hunger
(604) 418-9177
Email: dave@dave.ca
www.WrestlingWithHunger.com
Press Release - March 17, 2009
March 17, 2009 by Wrestling With Hunger
Filed under News, Press Releases
March 17, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PORT COQUITLAM, BC - With corporate donations down and the shelves at the food banks becoming bare, ECCW Pro-Wrestling and Dave.ca Communications Inc. are hosting a world record and fund raising event - WRESTLING WITH HUNGER - for SHARE’s food banks.
Twenty wrestlers will grapple around the clock for three days (April 2nd to 5th) at Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam, BC to raise money and food to restock the shelves at the food bank and to set the world record for the longest wrestling show.
In 2007, the three food bank depots operated by SHARE in the Tri-Cities provided food to 1,142 households totaling 5,598 people. 45.1% of the recipients are children and youth under the age of 19 - an increase of 8.1% over the previous year. The need for donations at this time of year is great.
Schools, businesses, churches, organizations and individuals are encouraged to setup their own food drives and then bring the donations to the Wrestling With Hunger event location at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in Port Coquitlam. Volunteers will collect the donations and folks can watch the pro-wrestling world record attempt.
From noon to 2pm on Sunday, April 5th everyone is invited to bring a can of food for SHARE and watch the last two hours of this world record event.
For more information visit www.WrestlingWithHunger.com or contact Dave Teixeira at dave@dave.ca or (604) 418-9177.
WHAT: Wrestling With Hunger - a fund raiser for SHARE Family and Community Services and world record wrestling event
WHEN: Thursday, April 2nd to Sunday, April 5th 2pm
WHERE: Hyde Creek Recreation Centre - 1379 Laurier Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC
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CONTACT INFO:
For Wrestling With Hunger - Dave Teixeira - (604) 418-9177 - dave@dave.ca
For SHARE Family Services - Heather Scott - (604) 529-5119 - heather.scott@sharesociety.ca
NOTE: The wrestlers grew up and/or live throughout the Lower Mainland. If you would like to speak to a wrestler based out of your community, please contact dave@dave.ca.
