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$53,000 IN DONATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO FAMILIES OF FALLEN TAMPA POLICE OFFICERS JEFFREY KOCAB AND DAVID CURTIS

WHAT:

Checks totaling $53,000 from funds raised by the Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation will be presented by syndicated and satellite radio talk personality Bubba the Love Sponge® to the widows and families of Tampa Police Department Patrol Officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab, who were killed in the line of duty on June 29, 2010. Each family will receive a check for $26,500.

WHEN:            

Tuesday, August 17 at 4 pm ET

WHERE:          

Tampa Police Headquarters, 411 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL 33602 

WHO: 

Sarah Kocab, widow of Patrol Officer Jeffrey Kocab

Kelly Curtis, widow of Patrol Officer David Curtis

Chief of Police Jane Castor

Major Sophia Teague, Special Ops Div., Tampa Police Dept.

http://www.tampagov.net/dept_police/information_resources/Honoring_Our_Heroes/Curtis_and_Kocab/index.asp

Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem, Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation

http://www.btlsfoundation.org/

MORE:

The Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation is a 501(3) (c) Florida charity that radio host Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem founded in 2008 to help raise awareness and channel donations to worthy community causes and victims.  On July 14, The Bubba the Love Sponge® Foundation presented $45,000 in funds raised for the families of three Florida law enforcement officers who were killed this year in the line of duty in St. Johns County, Dixie County and Miami. Previously, more than $50,000 was distributed to the families of four Tampa Bay area law enforcement members who lost their lives or were critically injured in the line of duty.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Elise Brown 

elise@drummerpr.com

phone 215-990-6955

twitter.com/drummerpr

Alton, Vir…The AMA Pro SuperSport event at VIR, August 13-15 definitely proved to be another learning curve for Ryan Kerr and the entire Ryan Kerr Racing team.

“I had a lot of trouble getting comfortable on the track,” says Kerr, who qualified in the 22^nd slot. “In fact, it wasn’t until about halfway through the first race that things began to actually gel for me. Most of the field had been at the WERA race the weekend before and Friday practice was the first time I had ever turned a wheel on the track.”

Pulling off the grid Kerr began to work his way through the field. It wasn’t too long before he had managed to climb into 12^th.

“Then I made a rookie mistake,” said the youngster from Johnstown, Ohio. “I went into turn 2 too hard on the gas and almost lost it. Luckily I managed to hold on and get back in the groove. Unfortunately I lost a couple of positions and was unable to make it up in the time left. We had to settle for 14^th and I know I could have done better.”

On Sunday, Kerr got a good start and once again began to move up. A few laps in the race was red flagged.

“When we started again, we did a sighting lap before the restart,” explains Kerr. “We didn’t think about topping off the gas before restarting and therefore our calculations were off. I was running in 11^th and figured I could make it up another spot when my Kawasaki started to slightly sputter.  I knew if I pushed it I would run out of gas before the checkered.  So I did the smart thing and brought the bike home in 11^th. It wasn’t the results I wanted, but we finished both races, brought the bike home in one piece and gained a little in the points. Each time out, I learn something new and that just makes me better. We will be ready for New Jersey and I am looking to end the season on a high note.”

Ryan Kerr Racing is sponsored by MJ USA, 614Paintworx, Leo Vince, Arai, Di-Digital Impressions, Woodcraft, KobieC.com, Kawasaki and MJ Motorgear, and Mid-Ohio School.