TV & Film Stars Raise $30,000 to Support Burn Unit at SBUH and Firemen's Museum Celebrity Charity Event in Holbrook Draws 3,000 Spectators
STONY BROOK, NY, August 25, 2003-TV and movie stars raised $30,000 in a celebrity charity softball game against a team of Brookhaven volunteer firefighters on Saturday, August 23. The proceeds will support the Burn Unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, which has the only facility of its kind in Suffolk County, and the Brookhaven Firemen's Museum.

Over 3,000 spectators at the Suffolk PAL Stadium on Furrows Road in Holbrook saw Jason Wiles and other cast members of the hit TV show, "Third Watch," film actor Chris Klein of "American Pie," and Justin Long from the hit TV show, "Ed," play Brookhaven Town Supervisor John Jay LaValle's All Star Volunteer Firemen, a team comprised of firefighters throughout the Town.

The TV and film stars won the game, 23-22.

"We really appreciate the efforts of all the dedicated firefighters throughout the Town of Brookhaven," said Bruce Schroffel, Director and CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital. "They take good care of the people in Brookhaven and, when called upon, we want to continue to take good care of them."