MWL1 Peoria Chiefs

Chiefs Partner with PNC & United Way for May 20 Pre-K Day

Published on May 10, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release


PEORIA, IL - The Peoria Chiefs and corporate partner PNC Bank are teaming up with the Heart of Illinois United Way's Success By 6 program to reward Pre-K children who took part in the Homer's Pups Reading Program with a free ticket to the Sunday May 20 2:00 p.m. Chiefs game and a pre-game Street Fest outside Dozer Park.

Homer's Pups Reading Program is in its fifth year as an off-shoot of Homer's Reading Program and provides benefits for children under the age of six who are in the early stages of developing reading skills. The program again has over 3500 kids enrolled for the 2018 season. They earn prizes by reading their way around the bases and the home run prize is a free ticket to the Sunday, May 20 game against the Kane County Cougars.

This is the fifth year of the partnership between the Chiefs and PNC for the Homer's Pups Reading Program and the fourth year for the PNC Mobile Learning Adventure to be part of the Street Fest outside Dozer Park prior to the game. The Mobile Learning Adventure encourages family participation and focuses on education for preschool children. This year the Mobile Learning Adventure will provide families with educational DVD's created by Sesame Workshop. Children will be able to take home a photo of themselves dressed up as what they would like to be when they grow up. The Street Fest, which is on Oak Street in front of the ballpark, is free and runs from Noon - 3:00 p.m. on May 20. The Street Fest includes Barnyard Discoveries and inflatable activities from Fun on the Run for families. Cookie Monster will also be walking around at the Street Fest.

The game on the 20th begins at 2:00 p.m. with gates opening at 1:00 p.m and dogs are free as part of the Chiefs Sunday Bark in the Park promotion. There will be a player poster giveaway of Chiefs pitcher Evan Guillory to the first 1000 fans presented by the PJStar and CityLink. Fans can play catch on the field before the game from 1:00 - 1:20. After the game, kids 12 and under can run the bases and Chiefs players will sign autographs on the concourse. Kids 12 and under get $5 tickets as do seniors 55 and over. Tickets are available online at  HYPERLINK "http://www.peoriachiefs.com" www.peoriachiefs.com or at the Dozer Park Box Office (open 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Tickets and Promotions:

Group tickets and season ticket packages, including full-season, a 35-game ticket package, an 18-game ticket package or a Flex Plan are currently on sale by calling 309-680-4000. Individual game tickets are also on sale with the Dozer Park Box Office open Monday - Friday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and online at www.peoriachiefs.com which also lists all of the season's promotions. Game times and promotions are subject to change.

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