June 18, 2011 
Cavs Vs Springfield Heat
Wheelchair Basketball Fundraiser

Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers  and the Springfield Ohio Police Department
participated in a
Wheelchair Basketball Game
at the Springfield Ohio High School

This was a fundraiser to support the recently paralyzed 
Officer Mark Dodez who occurred his spinal cord injury 
while on duty assisting another motorist

Below are some of the scenes from the event!

(Click on any image to enlarge.)

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Sir CC brings his leadership into the mix as he coaches the Wheelchair Cavs team. 

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Fellow officers stand by and root for their team as the Springfield Police Department analyzes the Cavs stratagy.

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Moondog and Larry Nance work together to motivate the crowd supporting this fundraiser.
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Riff Raff plays some great Rock and Roll tunes while the teams are warming up for the 

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Dan Lemmer of the Wheelchair Cavs scores another point for the team.

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Emergency response was activated when an officer down needed attention from the
Springfield  Donut Wagon.

This unit specializes in care for officers that need that extra motivation to handle the Wheelchair Cavs defensive tactics.

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Springfield team is doing well keeping up with the Cavs!

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Cavs team captain Will Waller takes a shot while Larry Nance deflects it.

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Springfield team member Larry Nance takes a shot to score for the team.

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For more information about this fundraiser or to donate to the Mark Dodez charity,
please contact the Springfield Police Department at:

http://www.springfieldtownship.us/police.html

For more information about the Cleveland Wheelchair Cavs, visit the link below:

http://www.clevelandwheelchaircavaliers.com

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