Kern County Corporate Challenge brings businesses together for second year to compete for League of Dreams

Last year, Chain | Cohn | Clark took part in the first Kern County Corporate Challenge, an Olympic-style, business-versus-business competition that benefited a local charity, League of Dreams.

For six weeks, local companies competed against each other in a dozen athletic and non-athletic games including softball, dodge ball, poker, laser tag, and bowling. Companies also fundraised for League of Dreams, which is a free Kern County sports league for children with disabilities.

In the end, the companies raised enough money to provide participation for the more than 270 disabled athletes in Kern County involved in League of Dreams, to play in such sports as basketball, bowling, swimming and baseball. The mission of the League of Dreams is to work towards fulfillment of its motto, “Every child should have the chance to play!”

Chain | Cohn | Clark came in third place overall in the division, and raised $1,350 in the fundraising competition thanks to donations from Bob Montgomery, Steve Roach of Quantum Data Systems, Chris Thornburg of Brown Armstrong, O’Leary’s Office Products, Metro Record Storage and Shredding and Sunrise Coffee Service.

Chain | Cohn | Clark is proud to be competing again in this year’s 2015 Kern County Corporate Challenge.

“The Kern County Corporate Challenge provides a great way for our staff to compete as a team while also supporting a wonderful cause here in our hometown,” said David K. Cohn, managing partner of the Bakersfield-based personal injury and workers’ compensation* law firm.

2015 CORPORATE CHALLENGE

The Challenge kicks off April 11 with an Opening Ceremony and finishes on May 30 with a Closing Ceremony. In between, companies will compete in as many as 17 events over seven weeks. The challenge is produced by Q- Event Management, LLC.

Chain | Cohn | Clark will be competing against several companies — GAF, Paramount Citrus, In-Shape Fitness, Worklogic, Cameron and  AT&T — in the following games:

• Laser tag on April 18 at Emerald Cove Park
• Poker on April 23 at Golden West Casino
• Horseshoes on May 2 at Beech Park
• Dodgeball from May 11 to May 14 at Riverlakes Community Park

To get the law firm excited about the competition, attorneys Matt Clark and Neil Gehlawat starred in a video about the Kern County Corporate Challenge. The 80s-style video stars the two as they get ready for the challenge, and has been circulating on the web throughout Bakersfield.

You can watch the video by clicking here.

You can follow along with the challenge, and learn more about it, by visiting the Kern County Corporate Challenge webpage here, or by visiting the Kern County Corporate Challenge Facebook page by clicking here.

And if you’d like to support Chain | Cohn | Clark’ fundraising efforts for League of Dreams, call 661-334-4948 or email [email protected].

* Editor’s Note: Neil Gehlawat is no longer an attorney with Chain | Cohn | Clark *

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UPDATES

• CCS helped kick off the Corporate Challenge with games and team pictures at the opening ceremony. See several shots of the day here.
• CCS’ laser tag team took first place in the division. See the team picture here.