Crabcake Factory USA in Ocean City Maryland Turns 14 Years Old Sunday with Charity Raffle for the Brooke Mulford Foundation of Salisbury Maryland

    OCEAN CITY, MD, April 13, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Crabcake Factory USA in Ocean City Maryland is set to celebrate its 14th Year Anniversary on Sunday April 18th featuring a Charity Raffle for the Brooke Mulford Foundation.

John Brooks, owner of Crabcake Factory USA has donated two round-trip tickets to anywhere in the United States with 100% of the proceeds to be given to Brooke Mulford and her mother Amy in person following the drawing. The event will cap off an all day family celebration at the Crabcake Factory featuring a meet and greet session with Hall of Fame Coach Lefty Driesell, former Head Coach of the Maryland Terrapins, and balloons and gifts for every child in attendance. A clown, a magician and a miniature Shetland pony for petting and pictures have also been scheduled. Those looking to make donations of gift certificates or services for a secondary raffle featuring (4) Prime Baltimore Ravens Game tickets can contact Kelly Vendetti at Crabcake Factory USA in Ocean City by calling 410-250-4900.

Crabcake Factory has sponsored the "Terps on the Shore" golf tournament every spring for the past 14 years, donating to local and national charities each year.

In 2007 all proceeds were donated to Katie Hall, a 12 year old girl with cerebral palsy who John Brooks was introduced to by Jordan Steffy, former University of Maryland quarterback. The last two years Crabcake Factory has joined forces with St. Jude's Children's Hospital, who has become the full sponsor for the golf event. Along with Under Armour they will present this year's tournament on Memorial Day Monday at Glen Riddle Golf Course.

"My parents have always stressed the importance of giving back to the community and to help those out those who are less fortunate than you," commented John Brooks. "We have been blessed with a successful business here in Ocean City and it seemed appropriate to mark our anniversary by helping out Brooke Mulford and her new foundation."

Brooke Mulford is the little girl from Salisbury who was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma, an aggressive children's cancer. Brooke and her family have now started the Brooke Mulford Foundation to help other families in the area who are struck by medical crisis for varying costs including accommodations and other critical pressing needs. Oftentimes these families have nowhere to turn and cannot be with those closest to them when they are most needed.

Raffle tickets are $10 and will be sold at Crabcake Factory USA, 120th St. in Ocean City, Maryland. Call 410-250-4900 for information. Checks can be made payable to the Brooke Mulford Foundation; to learn more about Brooke and her progress go to http://www.brookemulford.com/.

"The Foundation is set up to donate to organizations that help fight cancer and mainly to help children who become diagnosed on the Eastern Shore under 18 years of age," explains Robert Mulford, Brooke's father. "This can be to get money to the parents, help with prescriptions or whatever might be the need...". The employees of Crabcake Factory will have raffle booklets on hand starting Wednesday April 14th at 5 PM and will be selling the tickets until 6 PM on April 18th. Brooke's Foundation is a registered 501 C Charity and the account is kept at the Bank of Delmarva.

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