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Waterloo, IA – Waterloo Bucks players and members of the Bucks front office staff have accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS Awareness and will do so on Friday, August 7 at 3:00 pm outside of the main gates at Riverfront Stadium.
Members of the Bucks and the front office will have the bucket of water dumped on them around 3:00 pm and a donation to ALS will be made by the Bucks staff and players as a group.
The Bucks accepted the challenge put forth by the ALS Association Iowa Chapter and the Cedar Rapids Kernels, and, in turn, would like to challenge employees of the Cedar Valley SportsPlex, the Mankato MoonDogs, and the Waterloo Black Hawks.
The purpose of the challenge is to accept the challenge and pour a bucket of ice water over your head, make a donation to ALS or both. Donations can be made by visiting the ALS website at www.als.org.
Later that night, the Bucks will host their final home game of the 2015 season versus the Rochester Honkers at 7:05 pm. The game may be heard on 1650 The Fan and all games can be heard online at www.waterloobucks.com with play-by-play announcer Matt Gruemmer. Tickets are currently available. Fans are encouraged to call the Bucks’ Ticket Line at (319) 232-5633 or order online, with Monday’s tickets being available at http://waterloo-bucks.nwltickets.com/SingleGame/Tickets/SelectSeats/1952.
The Bucks play at Riverfront Stadium where team ownership has invested more than $70,000 in improvements since the end of the 2014 season including painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, group outing areas, and concessions equipment. Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com.
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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 22nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com.
