A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR A "BEAR TOSS"
HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA is known as the "Chocolate Capitol of the World." But last night thei Township's Hershey Bears hockey team (AHL) set a new world record for fan charitable donations with the annual "Bear Toss." The event marks "International Giving Day" celebrated during the team's home game nearest the December 2nd date. The township outside Harrisburg invites fans to participate in the charitable event by tossing stuffed bears onto the ice. This is triggered when the home team scores its' first goal of the game. When 25 year old defenseman Christian Djoos (native Sweden) scored at 8:11 of the first periond, the capacity crowd began showering the ice with stuffed animals. With 45,650 bears on ice the game was delayed for 48 minutes while stadium personned, youth hockey teams and even Hershey players and referees gathered and placed in plastic bags. The video catures all of the bear frenzy. As you can see the ra...