WaMu teams up with 49ers, Raiders
to score Touchdowns for Tots

From the Globe Business Desk

Each time the Raiders and 49ers take the ball into the end zone during the upcoming season, Bay Area kids will win through the Washington Mutual Touchdowns for Tots program.
    Whenever the 49ers and Raiders score a touchdown during the regular season, WaMu will donate $500 to the respective elementary school beneficiary for each of the teams. Glen Park Elementary School in San Francisco will be the recipient of WaMu’s donation for 49ers touchdowns, while Emerson Elementary School in Oakland will receive the money for each Raiders TD.
    This season, Vernon Davis, tight end for the 49ers, and Ronald Curry, wide receiver for the Raiders, will serve as spokesmen for the program.
   “Hundreds of Bay Area kids and their families have benefited from WaMu’s Touchdowns for Tots since we began the program, and we’re thrilled to be able to kick it off again in 2007,” said Alan Elias, senior vice president for WaMu. “The 49ers and Raiders have a strong tradition of assisting children’s programs, and it is our pleasure to team up in 2007 to further support education.
   “We hope the 49ers and Raiders have very successful seasons, score lots of touchdowns and make us write out two big checks,” Elias said.