Friendly bets and fundraisers all in preparation of the Calder Cup Finals!
Although they're going head to head Wednesday in a quest for the Calder Cup, some friendly bets are being made between the two teams and their county supervisors.
"It's about bringing communities together and doing good in communities through the sport," says Gina Rotolo, Vice President of Marketing & Communications with the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
Supervisor Perez announced a friendly wager between Riverside and Dauphin county officials on Tuesday.
They've agreed to send each other their region's most coveted foods. The Coachella Valley trading its grapes and dates for Hershey's renowned chocolate.
The winning county of the Calder Cup will also have a day proclaimed in their honor by each jurisdiction.
"At the end of all this, the winner of the Calder cup will have to accept a check from the losing team for ten thousand dollars. Whichever way this goes tomorrow, it's going to be a great story for everybody," says Rotolo.
The two teams are calling that friendly bet, 'The Calder Cup Community Challenge.'
The winning team vowing to donate the ten thousand dollar prize to a charity of their choice.
"If we win tomorrow. When we win tomorrow. We will have them donate to us, and we're excited to be able to donate that back to Find Food Bank and some of the other organizations here in the valley that have been so supportive of what we're doing all season long," says Rotolo.
And you can't forget about the Hershey's Chocolate ban benefitting Find Food Bank.
You're encouraged to bring your unopened chocolate donations to Acrisure Arena one last time on Wednesday in exchange for Brandini Toffee.
