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On the Saturday before the last home game of the year the Baltimore Hawks organization throws a fan appreciation day carnival for the fans. All the players and coaches are there to hand out memorabilia, gear, and autographs. It offers the fans chances to win tickets for great seating for the last game of the year, tickets for the playoffs if there is a home game projected, or tickets for the following season. This was the first ever carnival and it is going to become an annual event. There is a lot of food and plenty of family fun with rides. The admission fees to the event are low. All the proceeds made from the day are donated to local charities in the Baltimore area. One of the highlights of this inaugural event was with lovable kicker Turk Turkleton volunteering to sit in the dunk tank. Kids had fun dropping him into the ice cold water all day long. It is a great way for the Hawks organization to give back to the people who have supported the team all year long. It is also a fantastic way for the fans to get to know the players as people rather than athletes on the football field.

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