Team Captain Mark Derwin (Ben, OLTL) kept spirits high, and showed the
ABC Gang how it's done, with some solid hits during his turns at bat.
At the Third Annual Tammy Rubin Rice Celebrity Softball Game
Saturday, June 9, 2001

Soap Opera Update, November 6th, 2001

Meet the famous Celebrity All-Stars...

It doesn't take much cajoling to convince a bunch of men -- no matter how famous or how many stylists they employ -- to partake in a game of baseball and relive childhood fantasies to one day play for the N.Y. Yankees or the L.A. Dodgers. Proving us correct were OLTL's Mark Derwin (Ben), film actors William Baldwin, Sean and MacKenzie Astin, as well as primetime leading men Jonathan Silverman, Scott Wolf, Kevin James, as they came out for a softball game to benefit Project A.L.S.

CHEERING SQUAD!With the help of their mom Kelly Ripa (Hayley, AMC),
little Michael and Lola cheer for their dad Mark Consuelos (Mateo AMC).

Soap Opera Weekly, Volume 12, Issue 39, September 25, 2001

TINSELTOWN VS. THE BIG APPLE

Derwin (with Consuelos, left) noted, "I try to do as
many charity events as I can; ALS is a tremendous cause.
I was good friends with Michael Zaslow, and my mother
recently lost a good friend to this disease."

Photo From Planet Hollywood

It was Baldwin at the bat - William Baldwin that is -- on a temperate Sept. 1 in Staten Island's Richmond Country Bank Ballpark. Hundreds of fans were treated to a star-filled softball game benefiting Project ALS which raises awareness and money for the research into the degenerative disease. Daytime actors Mark Consuelos (Mateo, All My Children ) and Mark Derwin (Ben, One Life To Live ) joined Baldwin and prime-time favorites like Scott Wolf (Bailey, Party of Five) on the New York All-Star team. They took on the Hollywood All-Stars, composed of celebs such as Baywatch's Michael Bergin, The Lord of the Rings' Sean Astin, The King of Queens' Kevin James and NYPD Blue's Esai Morales (Lt. Tony Rodrigues). Morales said, "This is exercise, it's ritual, it's teamwork. I'm extremely competitive, but extremely filial -- my teammates and my opponets are my brothers." His blue-and-red-clad team beat the hardworking "New Yawkers" 5-2.

Photo From Planet Hollywood
Mark Derwin and William Baldwin

Planet Hollywood was proud to be a sponsor of the Hollywood All-Stars celebrity softball game to benefit Project A.L.S., which took place on Saturday September 1st at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island, New York. The Hollywood Celebrity All-Stars competed against a team of New York Celebrity All-Stars, and now you can bid on their autographed jerseys! All net proceeds benefit Project A.L.S.! To view the jerseys and bid on them just go to the ebay website at www.ebay.com. Mark's shirt is Item#1467179453. It is signed by Mark and all the All-Stars who took part in the game.

Consuelos, who scored his team's first run, had a personal cheerleader;
his wife Kelly Ripa (Haley AMC ) who watched from the bleachers
with their children Michael and Lola. "Usually I go on the road and do
these things by myself, but it was good that I could drag Kelly out,"
he said. Ripa's advice to her hubby? "Watch the teeth."

Soap Opera Weekly, Volume 12, Issue 38, September 18, 2001

One Song To Sing

Photo On Left: Laurence Lau (Sam) and Mark Derwin (Ben) seemed to agree that some contestants won't score any record deals.

Photo On Right: Gangs All Here: David Fumero, Cristian; Catherine Hickland, Lindsay; Fiona Hutchinson, Gabrielle; Michael Tipps, Al; Jessica Morris, Jennifer; Ty Treadway, Troy; Melissa Archer, Natalie; Brandon Routh, Seth; Mark Derwin, Ben.

It wasn't Viki singing I WILL SURVIVE, but the joint was jumpin as the stars of One Life To Live came together at the sixth annual Sing-A-Long Spectacular to benefit Rainbows Hope at Rabs Country Lanes on Staten island August 25. The event hosted by Goumba Johnny, the host of morning radio on New York's WKTU, raised more than $32,000 to help children who are striken with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.

Michael Tipps (Al, left), Brandon Routh (Seth) and Jessica Morris (Jennifer)
were delighted to see these children enjoy the sounds of the singing contentants.

Sixteen singers were selected to perform in an organized competition, which was judged by the actor and producers. The evening concluded with an autograph signing, allowing OLTL fans to meet and greet their favorite stars.

Routh and Melissa Archer (Seth and Natalie) may be devious on-screen
but the duo had only good intentions when it came to supporting the children.

                    
Mark with his TV brother Laurence Lau.                Before signing autograph for fan Mark and David
                                                                     catch up on the latest SID news.

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