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Aeros Announce Food Bank Drive Night

Published on July 28, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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AKRON, OH - The Akron Aeros are pleased to unveil their efforts for a Food Bank Drive Night at Canal Park for their 7:05 p.m. game on Thursday, August 26th. Fans that donate non-perishable food items will receive $5 tickets for that evening's game in downtown Akron, sponsored by The Akron Plan. All donated proceeds from the contest against the Erie SeaWolves will in return benefit the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.

The "super six" of most urgently needed non-perishable food items include boxed cereal, peanut butter, canned tuna, canned vegetables, canned beef stew and canned soup. The Aeros recommend fans to exchange any one of these items, or other non-perishables, at the Canal Park box offices in exchange for a $5 ticket to the Thirsty Thursday contest.

The Akron Plan is a ground of 17 United Methodist Churches that organize to help sponsor community events. This Food Bank Drive Night follows Tuesday's Christmas in July program at Canal Park where the Aeros accepted any five non-perishable food items for one free ticket. The team also encouraged fans to exchange gently used winter coats for two tickets, with the coats benefitting the Salvation Army of Greater Akron.

Thursday, August 26th marks an exciting start to yet another home stand in downtown Akron. Along with the Food Bank Drive Night promotion sponsored by the Akron Plan, the Aeros will be giving away posters to the first 2,000 fans in attendance courtesy of Busson Digital Printing. It is also another Thirsty Thursday at Canal Park with $1 12-oz. soft drinks and draft beer until the end of the seventh inning.

Canal Park's box offices will accept these donations anytime from now until the Food Bank Drive night and are open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. before 7:05 p.m. home games. The box offices are also open from 5:00 p.m. until the conclusion of those contests and from 11:30 a.m. until the end of Sunday afternoon home games. On other days, they are open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturdays.

Akron looks for a crucial three-game series victory Wednesday night with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch time at Canal Park. The Aeros are then home for the remainder of the week, and for three consecutive weekends during the month of August. Lefty Scott Barnes (5-8, 5.20 ERA) makes his team-leading 20th start of the year tonight for Akron against Bowie Baysox left-hander Pedro Viola (3-0, 2.45 ERA). Wednesday evening's radio broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Akron Aeros team offices at (330) 253-5151.

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