Mayor Dyer Kicks-off Fantasy Football Season to Benefit Local Charities
WHAT: The Yahoo! Sports first-ever Mayoral Fantasy Football Face-off competition will match Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer head-to-head with 10 other U.S. Mayors each week of the 2009 NFL football season, which kicks off on September 10 and concludes on December 28.
It’s more than just a game, if Mayor Dyer wins the competition the kids in Parramore Kidz Zone (PKZ) and After-School All-Stars also win. The ultimate prize of the Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football Mayoral Face-off title which will be announced on January 11 will be $15,000 to the Mayor’s charity of choice.
Orlando residents can get off the sidelines and get in the game. Starting now, fans can help their favorite city score an additional $15,000 by voting at http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f2/mayoral-faceoff. The donation will be awarded to the city with the most votes from fantasy fans and announced on September 11, 2009.
Thursday, August 20, Mayor Dyer will participate in the Fantasy Football draft live with the other participating Mayors. During the season fans can check out the mayors’ starting line-ups and team roster changes at http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/mayoral_faceoff09.
Other participating mayors include:
· Byron Brown (Buffalo, NY)
· Jim Schmitt (Green Bay, WI)
· Mark Funkhouser (Kansas City, MO)
· R.T. Rybak (Minneapolis)
· Ron Dellums (Oakland, CA)
· Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, OK)
· Luke R. Ravenstahl (Pittsburgh, PA)
· Kevin Johnson (Sacramento, CA)
· Gavin Newsom (San Francisco, CA)
· Pam Iorio (Tampa Bay, FL)
WHEN: Thursday, August 20, 2009
1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Orlando City Hall
3rd floor, Mayor’s Office
Contact:
Heather Allebaugh (407) 246-3423
Carson Chandler (407) 246-2822
