Community Comes Into Focus At Flying Squirrels Games
Published on January 29, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RICHMOND, VA - The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, complete the unveiling of their promotional schedule for the inaugural 2010 season with a year-long community campaign encompassing several games during the 2010 season. Highlighting that campaign is the Flying Squirrels Hometown Heroes Series, which invites fans to nominate community heroes (ex. Firefighters, Policeman, Teachers, Coaches, etc...) that have made a positive impact in their lives. Those hometown heroes will then be invited to The Diamond where they will be celebrated on four separate Hometown Heroes Nights at the ballpark (July 19th, July 27th, August 10th, August 25th).
Flying Squirrels 2010 Promotional Schedule Unveiling:
Monday, January 25th - FIREWORKS
Tuesday, January 26th - Giveaway Items
Wednesday, January 27th - National Entertainment Acts
Thursday, January 28th - Theme Nights
Friday, January 29th - Community Involvement Nights
The team will also hold two Education Day games (May 6th, May 20th) at The Diamond, each featuring a 10:35 AM first pitch. Local school districts will be invited to participate in Education Days at the ballpark, and each will receive an education day book, designed to make learning fun through baseball.
"We love this community, and are blessed to have a platform to celebrate it," said Flying Squirrels Vice President & COO Todd "Parney" Parnell. "The core of what we do centers around being a positive influence on the youth of the community, and any opportunity we have to help them better their education and awareness is an opportunity we are going to take."
The team will have an organized reading program, and reward students for reading by hosting them at Flying Squirrels games on five nights throughout the season. Richmond Reading Night (April 19th), Hanover Reading Night (April 21st), Chesterfield Reading Night (May 3rd), Henrico Reading Night (May 4th) and Petersburg, Caroline & Goochland Reading Night (May 18th) make up the dates of the reading program reward nights. The team will also host a back to school celebration on September 3rd.
FLYING SQUIRRELS 2010 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT NIGHTS:
* Monday, April 19th - Richmond Reading Night
* Wednesday, April 21st - Hanover Reading Night
* Monday, May 3rd - Chesterfield Reading Night
* Tuesday, May 4th - Henrico Reading Night
* Thursday, May 6th - Education Day (10:35 AM)
* Tuesday, May 18th - Petersburg, Caroline & Goochland Reading Night
* Thursday, May 20th - Education Day (10:35 AM)
* Friday, July 16th - Boy Scout Sleepover at the Ballpark
* Saturday, July 17th - Faith Night
* Monday, July 19th - Hometown Heroes Night 1
* Wednesday, July 21st - Camp Day
* Tuesday, July 27th - Hometown Heroes Night 2
* Tuesday, August 10th - Hometown Heroes Night 3
* Saturday, August 14th - Domino Jersey Auction
* Wednesday, August 25th - Hometown Heroes Night 4
* Friday, September 3rd - Back to School Night
With the introduction of Community Involvement Nights, the Flying Squirrels have completed the unveiling of their 2010 inaugural season promotional schedule. ATTACHED PLEASE FIND A COMPLETE 2010 FLYING SQUIRRELS PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE.
Individual game tickets for the Flying Squirrels 2010 season will go on sale on Monday, March 15th. Season-ticket packages including mini-plan options are currently available. For more information or to purchase ticket packages, call the Flying Squirrels at (804) 359-FUNN (3866) or visit the Flying Squirrels offices at The Diamond. Flying Squirrels merchandise is available at both the Squirrels Nest Merchandise Store at The Diamond and on-line at the Squirrels Pro Shop at SquirrelsBaseball.com. The Squirrels Nest hours are Monday-Friday 9 AM - 6 PM and Saturday from 10 AM - 4 PM.
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