MEDIA ADVISORY
Tue., Sept. 29

Governor O’Malley, Verizon FiOS TV, Baltimore Ravens’ Brendon Ayanbadejo and Matt Birk
to Join NFL Network for 2009 Keep Gym in School Program

Ayanbadejo and Birk to lead students in on-field minicamp after pep-rally
celebrating new PE facilities made possible by $50K NFL Network grant

NFL Network boosting fitness and physical education across the country as latest studies show
youth facing alarming rates of obesity and related diseases

NFL Network is partnering with Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Verizon FiOS TV and the Baltimore Ravens to kick off theKeep Gym in School program in Anne Arundel County Public Schools on Tuesday, September 29, at Corkran Middle School in Glen Burnie.  After a school-wide pep rally emceed by NFL Network Analyst Jamie Dukes celebrating the refurbished Physical Education facilities funded with a $50,000 Keep Gym in School grant, Baltimore Ravens Brendon Ayanbadejo and Matt Birk will lead students through fitness tests and football-inspired drills during an on-field minicamp.  Corkran Middle School is one of four middle schools nationwide receiving a Keep Gym in School PE revamp this year, and one of approximately 150 schools that will benefit from the NFL Network’s Keep Gym in School Fitness Program.

A program of NFL PLAY 60, the league’s youth health and fitness campaign, Keep Gym in School is NFL Network’s national effort to ensure quality physical education and fitness in schools.

WHAT:
NFL Network to Host Pep Rally and Minicamp for Corkran Middle School Students
Celebrating Launch of Keep Gym in School Program and $50,000 PE Make-Over

WHO:
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley
Brendon Ayanbadejo, Linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
Matt Birk, Center, Baltimore Ravens
Jamie Dukes, Analyst, NFL Network
William R. Roberts, Regional President, Verizon
Kevin M. Maxwell, Superintendent, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Students, faculty from Corkran Middle School

WHEN:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
10:00 a.m. (please arrive at 9:30 a.m.)

WHERE:
Corkran Middle School
7600 Quarterfield Rd.
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

CONTACTS:
Abby Ottenhoff, On Site Contact, c: (773) 266-1884, abby.ottenhoff@cegny.com
Amy Burke, On Site Contact, c: (410) 382-5496, aburke@profilespr.com
Dennis Johnson, NFL Network, (310) 840-4686, dennis.johnson@NFL.com
Sandra Arnette, Verizon, (410) 393-7109, sandra.u.arnette@verizon.com
Shaun Adamec, Governor’s Office, (410) 974-2316, sadamec@gov.state.md.us
Melanie LeGrande, Baltimore Ravens, (410) 701-4156, melanie.legrande@ravens.nfl.net
Bob Mosier, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, (410) 222-5312, rmosier@aacps.org

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