Cowboy basketball to participate in OSU Coaches vs. Cancer's Celebrity Waiter Night

Friday, July 13, 2007

Cowboy basketball coaches and former players will participate in Celebrity Waiter Night at Eskimo Joe’s from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 17.

This fundraising event for the OSU Coaches vs. Cancer program will be held in conjunction with Eskimo Joe’s Anniversary Week on “Scream Your Team Night.”

"This will be a fun night,” said Dave Hunziker, voice of the Cowboys. “The celebrity waiter night will personalize the Coaches v. Cancer campaign even further, as our basketball celebrities personally talk with our fans about the importance of raising money in the fight against cancer."

Some celebrities for the night include coach Sean Sutton, all assistant coaches, former players Daniel Bobik, Andre Williams and Bryndon Manzer, along with Hunziker and the OSU Spirit Band. OSU’s Pistol Pete and Eskimo Joe’s Buffy and Joe will also be part of the event. Also, many cancer patients and survivors that OSU’s Coaches vs. Cancer has previously recognized will attend as special guests.

Tuesday’s Celebrity Waiter Night at Eskimo Joe’s will be the first event of this type for the OSU Coaches vs. Cancer campaign.

“We are excited to put on a Celebrity Waiter Night this year, seeing we usually focus our fundraising efforts on selling a promotional item,” said Kendria Cost, OSU Coaches vs. Cancer Committee chair. “Stan Clark is such a huge supporter of the OSU CvC campaign, so it was a natural fit for us to contact him about partnering with us for this event.”

Eskimo Joe’s patrons can donate to Coaches vs. Cancer as these celebrities visit each table. A silent auction will also occur outside of Joe’s Clothes to raise money for the program. Autographed balls and merchandise signed by Desmond Mason, Mike Gundy, Sutton, Clark, Former coach Eddie Sutton, the OSU tennis team and Andrea Riley are examples of the various auction items.

Photo opportunities with the celebrities will be available courtesy of Party Pix. Pictures can be ordered online, and a portion of all purchased images will be donated to the OSU Coaches vs. Cancer program.

“We appreciate all that Stan Clark and Eskimo Joe’s have done for the CvC campaign, and we look forward to a fun and prosperous evening with our Cowboy fans on Tuesday,” Cost said.

The OSU Coaches vs Cancer campaign ranks first in the High Plains Division, first in the Big 12 Conference and third nationally in dollars raised. The OSU Coaches vs. Cancer committee and  Eddie Sutton have been nationally recognized for their fundraising efforts and Eskimo Joe’s has been instrumental in the campaign's success. In the past four years, over $500,000 has been raised to aid in the fight against cancer. Since 2004, Eskimo Joe’s has donated over $80,000 to the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign. A new T-shirt, in which a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Coaches vs. Cancer, will be unveiled in fall 2007.