Indy Eleven Partners with Indy Pride, Inc.
April 29, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Indy Eleven News Release
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, April 29, 2015) - Indy Eleven Professional Soccer is proud to announce a new Community Partnership with Indy Pride, Inc., centered around the squad's May 30th home contest against the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Circle City IN Pride Fest & Parade celebrations to be held in the weeks following.
As part of the new partnership, Indy Eleven is selling special individual, family and group ticket packages to its May 30th game. Portions of the proceeds from these group tickets will benefit Circle City IN Pride, which will have an information booth in the Honda Fun Zone during that night's game to promote the various initiatives surrounding the Pride Fest activities taking place from June 5-13. Click here for more information on these special group tickets and to purchase yours beginning immediately.
"The Indy Eleven organization is proud to show our support for and give back to the LGBT community through this partnership with Indy Pride, Inc.," said Indy Eleven president and general manager Peter Wilt. "Our supporters have gone out of their way to show that Carroll Stadium has been and will continue to be an inclusive environment for soccer fans of all stripes, and we look forward to reinforcing that message during a wonderful night on May 30th."
In addition, Indy Eleven will join up with another new Community Partner, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, to have a presence on KIB's float in the Cadillac Barbie Pride Parade, presented by The Alexander Hotel. This year's parade will take place Saturday, June 13, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the corners of Mass & College Avenues. Indy Eleven will also have an information booth at the Circle City IN Pride Fest at the American Legion Mall in downtown Indianapolis that day, which also begins at 10:00 a.m. A donation of $5 is suggested for entry to the all-ages festival, but not required.
The Circle City IN Pride week of events begins on Friday, June 5, and culminates with the Cadillac Barbie IN Pride Parade and Circle City IN Pride Fest on Saturday, June 13. The full list of events will be announced in the coming weeks. For all the latest information on events throughout the week, please visit www.circlecityinpride.org, or follow Indy Pride on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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