MEDIA ALERT 'RIVER RATS TACKLE CANCER BRINGS ATHLETES, CELEBRITIES TO MARIETTA, OHIO FOR CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT, AUTOGRAPH PARTY, SPORTS CARD SHOW AND AUCTION

NFL Players, Benchwarmers Pin-Up Model Shannon Marie Codner Headline April 26 Event

What:     River Rats Tackle Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament, Autograph Party & Auction

Invited celebrities include:

Greg Pruitt, Cleveland Browns

George Lilja, Cleveland Browns

Cleo Miller, Cleveland Browns

Scott Barrows, Detroit Lions

Lance Mehl, New York Jets

Joseph McCarter, Denver Broncos

Patrick Allen, St. Bonaventure basketball team

Jay Kirkpatrick, University of Washington Rose Bowl victor

Shannon Marie Codner, pin-up model & actress

At auction: country music stars signed memorabilia, NASCAR Winston Cup items, baseball, basketball and football gear, and lingerie from an authentic photo shoot starring Shannon.

For Shannon, its a homecoming. Shes originally from Meigs County (Syracuse to be exact), and will be signing autographs and posing for photos. Among her credits: a new Benchwarmer trading card (in stores now), appearances on Ripleys... Believe It Or Not! and The Jenny Jones Show, modeling for Lea Iacoccas company ebike, Vans Shoes, BMW, Street Low Magazine (due out this spring), and WCW Monday Nitro. She shot a commercial for Coca-Cola and appears in various music videos -- and is the featured model in No Authoritys music video Can I Get Your Number?

When:     April 26th

Golf tournament tees off at 8 a.m.

Sports Card show from 10 a.m. -- 5 p.m.

Autograph signing from 2 p.m. -- 4 p.m.

Silent auction at 5:30 p.m.; regular auction at 7 p.m.

Where: Golf tournament at Arrowhead Pines Golf Course, Beverly

Autograph signing and auction at The Comfort Inn, 700 Pike Street, Marietta

Price:    

Auction: $1 to get in the door; $5 for autographed photos

Golf tournament: $65 entry fee; refreshments provided

Every dollar raised goes to help find a cure for cancer (The Browns Backers Relay for Life team & The American Cancer Society)