Ten members of the Department will suit up in shoulder pads and football helmets on Saturday to participate in the 30th Annual Cop Bowl.
The OC Lawmen will be pitted against the Dallas-Fort Worth Panthers. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. at Segerstrom High School, 2301 W. MacArthur, Santa Ana. Admission is $5 for adults and kids are free.
Department members on the team include:
Deputies Garry Lewellyn, Harold Abe, David Brant, Joe Slouka, Milton Thomas, David Pena, Mike Walters, Tim Dolan, Fred Kratochvil, and Michael Marroquin.
The team plays other law enforcement teams from around the country and their goal is to raise money for charitable causes.
The team’s Website said this about their goals:
The primary donation made by the Orange County Cop Bowl Association to the youth of Orange County is the presentation of the “Bob Henry” Memorial Scholarships. The “Bob Henry Memorial Scholarship” is a scholarship program sponsored and supported totally by the Orange County Cop Bowl Association. The scholarships are awarded each year to graduating high school student athletes to assist them with the cost of obtaining a higher level education. Each scholarship recipient receives $1,000.00. The Orange County Cop Bowl Association attempts to award as many scholarships as possible each year as funds are available. For further information on the “Bob Henry” Scholarship, please see our scholarship page.
The Orange County Cop Bowl Association also supports several other youth orientated educational and athletic programs. These athletic programs would include but are not limited to high school football, track, soccer, field hockey, cheer, and or other athletic programs as requests are made and funds are available. The educational programs include but are not limited to Police and Fire Fighting explorer programs, band (music), and other programs as requests are submitted and funds are available.
The team’s Website is at http://www.copbowl.com/