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)