Constellation Energy Classic

BALTIMORE (Sept. 8, 2004) - Golf fans and service-minded individuals alike are invited to volunteer their time at this year's Constellation Energy Classic, to be held at Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley, Md., from Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2004.

While more than 900 volunteers have already registered for this year's tournament, organizers still need to fill a variety of volunteer positions.

Volunteers are needed to assist with tournament office administration, to serve as fairway & greenside laser operators, course marshals and standard bearers; to help manage the fleet of golf carts; to support player evacuation during inclement weather; and to help oversee the distribution of printed materials throughout the tournament.

"Last year's inaugural tournament owes much of its success to our energetic and enthusiastic team of volunteers," said Joe Rotellini, tournament director for the Constellation Energy Classic. "The response has been great again this year - with many of last year's volunteers returning - but we still have room for a few more volunteers."

As with other professional golf tournaments, volunteers are asked to purchase a volunteer package and wear the tournament's official uniform while working. The package includes a golf shirt, long-sleeved wind jacket and baseball cap embroidered with the tournament's logo, in addition to a week-long credential allowing entry to the tournament grounds, a week-long volunteer parking pass and complimentary lunch on the days that they help.

The tournament organizers have arranged a number of added perks as well. All volunteers will receive $50 worth of gift certificates to McCormick & Schmick's restaurants. Everyone receives an invitation to the Volunteer Kick-Off Party at Camden Yards, which will be held on Sept. 24th, and will include a pre-game picnic and a ticket to see the Orioles take on the Tigers. Volunteers are also invited to attend the post-tournament Volunteer Appreciation party one hour after play ends on Oct. 3.

"Volunteers will have an opportunity to see some of the game's greatest players up close and in action, while supporting the tournament's efforts to raise money for four Maryland-based non-profit organizations," said Rotellini. "Last year more than $300,000 was raised for organizations through the Baltimore Classic Fund."

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Living Classrooms Foundation all return as beneficiaries of this year's tournament. The fourth organization - the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins - is a new addition to the championship's charity recipients.

For more information on volunteering at the Constellation Energy Classic, please call the tournament office at (410) 234-6197 to obtain an application or visit the tournament's website at www.ceclassic.com.

About Constellation Energy Group
Constellation Energy Group (www.constellation.com), a Fortune 500 company based in Baltimore, is the nation's leading competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and one of the nation's largest wholesale power sellers. Constellation also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive industries and utilities. It owns and operates a diversified fleet of power plants throughout the United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. In 2003, the combined revenues of the integrated energy company totaled $9.7 billion