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Fusion launch new community service program

December 18, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Fort Wayne Fusion News Release


Fort Wayne Fusion owner/general manager Jeremy Golden isn't afraid of being called crazy. He's announced another program that may leave some scratching their heads. If his dare is accurate, he'll be dying his hair Fusion orange.

"If people think I'm nuts, that's fine. We are creating a community-oriented program where our corporate friends purchase season tickets for local charities. Then those charities can re-sell their allotment of tickets; give them away as volunteer incentives or an activity night. Corporations make a tax-deductible gift of tickets to schools, churches, sports leagues and social service agencies. If it's a non-profit organization they are eligible."

"How does it work? Let's say you are with St. Joe Little League and you sell 50 season tickets at $65 each, that's more than $3000. The tickets are given as a gift from Company X," Golden said. "There is no inventory to manage. No candy bars, no popcorn, no back rooms of product."

Everyone wins. Business helps non-profit groups, those charities have a new stream of income and season-ticket holders get a great entertainment value, a free-exhibition game in March and an exclusive Collector's Edition Fusion t-shirt with more functions to come.

Those organizations that choose to re-sell their allotted tickets keep all their income and the charity that sells the most will also receive a special bonus gift from the Fusion.

Businesses can purchase tickets in 50, 150, 250 season ticket allotments. As the size of the allotment grows, the team will make more incentives available.

The organization that generates the most season-ticket orders, the Fusion will establish a scholarship program. Golden also promises to donate his time to any organization that generates more than 250 tickets.

"I'll work for that company for a day, pay myself a high stipend and then donate that money back to the charity of choice," Golden said. "I don't care if it's a warehouse, cleaning restrooms or digging ditches. No job is too small. No job is too big."

Golden believes this program can generate as much as four-thousand season tickets. If one-thousand tickets are sold by 9am Wednesday morning, he'll dye his hair Fusion orange.

The corporate partner season ticket push ends Friday, December 22, 2006. For more information call the Fusion at 484-4095.



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