Falcons Continue Community Work in March

Published on March 2, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release


Springfield, MA - The Springfield Falcons are pleased to announce the upcoming and ongoing community events:

YOUTH HOCKEY COMMITMENT – The Falcons continue their dedication to hockey by attending practices in the area:

3/2 Westfield PeeWee @ Amelia Park, Westfield 8-9 p.m.

SCREECH IS EVERYWHERE!! – Screech, the AHL's #1 mascot, will be out and about this week greeting fans:

3/5 Baer's Cycle Sales, 11 Harvey St., Springfield 11-2 p.m.

TIME OUT FOR READING – The Falcons have started their "Time Out for Reading" program for 4th and 5th graders in the Springfield Public School. The "Time Out for Reading" program is a six-week reading initiative where students from each classroom receive a pair of tickets for reaching their reading goals. Falcons players and Screech will be visiting participating schools. School listing and dates are:

3/2 Glickman School 1-2:30 p.m.

FRIENDLY'S FAMILY FUN NIGHTS CONTINUE - Family Fun Nights at Friendly's are BACK!!! Check out the Falcons website for dates and times. A portion of each visit's sales will benefit Springfield Falcons Charities, Inc. Dates and locations include:

MONDAY, MARCH 7 6-8 P.M. 65 Sumner Ave., Springfield #6 Doug O'Brien, #28 Marc Busenburg, & #29 Mitch Fritz

MONDAY, MARCH 28 6-8 P.M. 1094 Riverdale Rd., Springfield

BE A GOOD SPORT! The Springfield Falcons have team up with the Good Sports Organization for a special collection! - Bring your used sports equipment in good condition to the Falcons game on Friday, March 11 and receive a discount coupon to the April 8th game v. Worcester. The equipment will then be awarded to area youth organizations in the Greater Springfield area.

TEDDY BEAR TOSS brought to you by Teddy Bear Pools & Spas – Saturday, March 19th game vs. Albany – Bring a new Teddy Bear to the game and toss onto the ice for great prizes. All teddy bears will be donated to local Fire & Police Departments and EMS Units.

CAPTAIN'S KIDS – Captain #18 Shane Willis CAPTAIN'S KIDS ticket donation program will continue with the March 11th game. Willis will be donating 10 tickets to every home game for the remainder of the season to a children's related organization from Western MA, Northern CT, and Southern VT. If you know of a children's related organization that might be interested in tickets, please contact Carole Appleton at (413) 739-3344.

MIKE'S MATCH – #48 Mike Egener recognizes Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County mentoring program by providing them with tickets to the Falcons remaining home game. The program continues with the March 11th game. If you are interested in mentoring, please contact Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County at (413) 781-4730.

***All events and players are subject to change without notice. Please log on to www.falconsahl.com for more information

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