Falcons Out And About

December 14, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release


The Springfield Falcons Hockey Team is proud to announce the following programs:

Wednesday, December 14th @ Pizzeria Uno (next to the Hilton Garden Inn) Columbus Ave., Springfield-

Join Springfield Falcon players as they autograph their NEW Trading Cards at Pizzeria Uno, Columbus Ave., Springfield, from 6-7:15 p.m. Players in attendance will be:

#6 Doug O'Brien, #28 Brad Tiley, #30 Brian Eklund, #35 Gerald Coleman, #39 Darren Reid, #55 Dennis Packard,

#62 Andre Deveaux

Bring a new toy or non-perishable food item and you will receive a raffle ticket for an autographed game worn jersey.

Thursday, December 15th @ Gus & Paul's, Tower Square, downtown Springfield -

The Springfield Falcons help kick off Gus & Paul's Customer Appreciation Event by meeting fans from 5:15-7 p.m. Players scheduled to appear:

5:15-6:15 p.m. #9 Ryan Vesce - #18 David Spina

6-7 p.m. #4 Jay Rosehill - #7 Zbynek Hrdel

Bring a new toy or non-perishable food item and you will receive a raffle ticket for an autographed game worn jersey.

HOLIDAY TOY COLLECTION - Kraft is once again sponsoring the Falcons Toy Collection to be collected at the Community Relations Table behind Section 31 at the following Falcons games:

December 9 v. Hartford

December 10 v. Manchester

December 16 v. Portland

All toys collected will be delivered to children at BSMC Childrens Hospital, Shriners Hospital and the Westover USO.

Monday, December 19th @ Holyoke Mall at Ingleside from 5-7 p.m. - FALCONS ASSIST BRIGHTSIDE ANGELS: The Falcons Wives and Girlfriends will selling Brightside Angels at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside on Monday, December 19th from 5-7 p.m. Joining the wives and girlfriends will be #8 Jason Jaspers, #12 Ryan Craig, and #37 Gerald Coleman. Angels range in price from $1.00 and up. The Brightside Angels campaign benefits Brightside for Families and Children which is a comprehensive nonprofit child welfare, mental health and family support center offering contemporary services for children, adolescents and their families. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Providence as an orphanage, Brightside's long tradition of caring for children continues with a range of therapeutic, educational and international adoption services.

PINK RIBBON POWER PLAY: This program was brought to our attention by #9 Ryan Vesce, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor. For each power play goal scored by the Falcons starting with the December 9th game, sponsors will donate funds that will benefit area breast cancer centers. We are looking for sponsors, both from an individual level and corporate level, to pledge any amount. For example, if Screech pledged $1 for each power play goal and the Falcons score 20 power play goals for the rest of the season, Screech will donate $20 to the breast cancer cause.

SOUPY'S KITCHEN CUPBOARD - #10 Jim Campbell, whose nickname is "Soupy", is proud to announce a unique food collection program for the 2005-06 season. Fans will be encouraged to bring a canned good to any remaining Falcons home games and receive a raffle ticket to win autograph items from Campbell and the Falcons throughout the season. A grand prize winner will be chosen to have lunch with Campbell in March. Campbell will donate all food to local area food banks during the course of the season. Special thanks to ConAgra Foods (400 cases of food) & J&H Transport (transportation assistance) for their help with our Kickoff.

USED EQUIPMENT COLLECTION: Time to clean out those closets of used athletic equipment? Bring it to a Falcons game to benefit Sport-2-Sport. The Falcons, #28 Brad Tiley, Reminder Publications, and Sport-2-Sport have teamed up to collect used athletic equipment and deliver it to local children organizations in need Collections resume in January. Sport-2-Sport is a non-profit organization that was created by East Longmeadow teenager, Jon Tremblay, to assist children-related organizations that need assistance in obtaining athletic equipment. The Falcons' #28 Brad Tiley is the ambassador for this program and will be delivering equipment and assisting in future collection during the season.



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