Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Mudbowl 2006

MEDIA ALERT
Mud Bowl 26: Ultimate Disc (Frisbee) Tournament Benefits Pathways

WHO:
Corporate and Community-Sponsored Teams don cleats and jerseys including:

· Alabama Power · ArchitectureWorks with Alabama School of Fine Arts · BE&K Engineering · Church of the Highlands · Compass Bank · First Financial Group · Merrill Lynch · Mountain Brook Community Church · Southern Progress

WHAT
: 26th Annual Ultimate Disc Tournament Mud Bowl, with additional sponsors St. Vincent’s Health System, Brookwood Medical Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, and EBSCO Media, is free to the public. Check out intense Frisbee team competition and cheer for your favorites. Free snow cones to beat the heat, courtesy of Pucker Powder! Returning 2006 Champions are BE&K.

WHEN: Saturday, August 11, 2007; 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; 2:00 PM Championship Games Begin

WHERE: George Ward Park – softball complex; Green Springs Highway, Birmingham, AL 35205

WHY: The annual Mud Bowl Ultimate Disc Tournament raises tens of thousands of dollars to help Pathways, a United Way agency, provide hot meals, clothing, employment training and supportive services for homeless women and their children as they find their own path towards independence.

HOW: Organized by Birmingham Ultimate Disc Association (BUDA) www.mudbowl.org in conjunction with Pathways www.pathwayshome.org . ###