IBEW Local 100 Donates Falcons Tickets to Kids
November 13, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, Calif. â The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 100, in conjunction with the National Electrical Contractors Association, has purchased 20 Fresno Falcons tickets to each of the team's 36 home games this year and will be giving them away to several children's non-profit organizations throughout the Central Valley.
The program is named "Blaine's Buddies", after Falcons head coach and general manager Blaine Moore, who himself participates as a "big brother" in the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.
"The owners and workers who affiliate with the IBEW Local 100 of Fresno have been giving back to the community for the last 100 years," said Mike Stein, the IBEW member who is coordinating the Blaine's Buddies program with its various non-profit partners. "It is in this tradition of giving that we are sponsoring Blaine's Buddies."
IBEW Local 100 is still seeking non-profit groups devoted to helping children for which to provide Falcons tickets. For more information, please contact Mike Stein directly at (559) 907-0928 or the Falcons' Director of Community Relations, Chris Catanzaro, at (559) 485-7825.
Children belonging to the following non-profit organizations have already been signed-up to participate in the "Blaine's Buddies" program: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fresno, Kings and Madera Counties, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tulare County, Boys 2 Men, Boys and Girls Club of Fresno County, Boys and Girls Club of Tulare County, Chicano Youth Center, Craycroft Youth Center, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foster Friends, Girls 2 Women, House of Hope for Youth, Porterville Community Youth Center and Stone Soup.
The Falcons play their final game of an 11-game road trip to begin the 2003-04 season tomorrow night against the Long Beach Ice Dogs before making their ECHL home debut on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. against the Bakersfield Condors in their inaugural game at Save Mart Center at Fresno State. Single-game tickets for the entire 36-game home slate at Save Mart Center are on sale now and begin as low as $8. Order by phone at 485-TIXS, online by clicking the Ticketmaster icon at www.fresnofalcons.com or at any Ticketmaster location.
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