Falcons to hold Summer Blast 2008 on June 18
May 14, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that the team will hold Summer Blast 2008, presented by the U.S. Army, on Wednesday, June 18 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Valdez Hall, located next to Selland Arena, in downtown Fresno.
Summer Blast features a food drive and jersey auction to benefit Poverello House. Admission to the event is free with the donation of non-perishable food. There will be live music, kids' games, Hockey 101 featuring Falcons Head Coach Matt Thomas, a silent auction, a live auction of the Falcons white jerseys from the 2007-08 season, free parking, and food.
Local businesses and organizations have the chance to interact face-to-face with fans at Summer Blast with the purchase of a corporate booth. The purchase of a booth includes: one PA announcement per hour at the event, inclusion on all event-related press releases, prize-drawing opportunity, sampling opportunity to all attendees, logo on 500 t-shirts, and vendor listing on 1,000 handouts at the event. The cost of a booth is just $350. For more information, or to reserve your space, call the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
Poverello House is a private, non-profit, non-denominational organization that has been serving the hungry and homeless of the Fresno community since 1973. In 2002, Poverello House collaborated with Marjorie Mason Center and Holy Cross Center for Women and established Naomi's House, a homeless overnight shelter for women who are single and do not have children.
In the winter of 2004, after seeing a tremendous need for temporary shelter, Poverello House established the Michael McGarvin Jr. Village of Hope, a shelter for people who are striving to better their lives.
Recently, in November of 2007, Poverello House and the City of Fresno collaborated to open up a second Village called The Community of Hope. These, too, are temporary shelters established specifically for the homeless.
The Falcons return downtown to Selland Arena for the 2008-09 season. The home opener is Friday, October 24 against the Bakersfield Condors at 7:30 p.m. Season Ticket packages are now available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
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