Giant Food Stores Putting Contest Benefiting CMN
Published on January 29, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, January 28, 2005 â The Philadelphia KiXX are hosting the Giant Food Stores celebrity putting contest, benefiting Children's Miracle Network at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, at halftime of the club's contest versus the St. Louis Steamers on Saturday, January 29. Game-time at the Wachovia Spectrum is scheduled for 7:05 pm ET.
Each celebrity will be partnered with a "Miracle Child" or another celebrity and each team will putt a soccer ball down the field to score. Giant Food Stores will make a donation in the name of the winning team. In addition, the organization will present The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with a check for over $350,000, representing funds they raised last year through their annual golf tournament and paper "Miracle Balloons" and "Miracle Candles" sales.
Listed below are the local celebrities that are scheduled to participate in the contest:
Jimmy Rollins â Philadelphia Phillies
Amy Freeze â WCAU, NBC-10
Phil Newman â KYW, 1060 AM
Gregg Murphy â CN8, The Comcast Network
Connie Colla â CN8, The Comcast Network
Dan Blackman â WBEB, B101 FM
Ross Brittain â 98.1 WOGL-FM
Frank Lewis â 98.1 WOGL-FM
For more information or to obtain credentials, please contact David Deal, KiXX Director of Communications, at (215) 952-5431, via cell at (267) 688-4127, or at ddeal@kixxonline.com.
For ticket information for any of the remaining KiXX home games in 2004-05, fans can contact the club's Executive Office at 1-888-888-KiXX (5499) or log onto the team's official website at www.kixxonline.com.
The Philadelphia KiXX are a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League, a single-entity organization that features a coast-to-coast presence across the United States. The club will enter its ninth season of play in 2004-05 at the Wachovia Spectrum located in Philadelphia, PA.
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