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Lightning Searching For Blood Donors and Coin Toss

June 14, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Stockton Lightning News Release


STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Lightning, in conjunction with Delta Blood Bank, have announced a Blood Drive will be held at Stockton Arena on Friday, June 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT.

The event, free to the public and to be held in Stockton Arena's main concourse, will feature members of the Lightning and Shockwave dance team appearing throughout the event to sign autographs. All blood donors will receive a free voucher for two tickets to an upcoming Lightning home game (good for June 17, June 24 and July 15 only), redeemable at Stockton Arena's ticket office for an upper end-zone seat, and be entered in an autographed Lightning memorabilia giveaway contest.

The event continues an existing partnership between the Lightning and Delta Blood Bank, which includes extensive advertising and marketing opportunities related to the Lightning. Players appearing in-person have helped commence the landmark partnership, which creates special ticket-buying opportunities to fans who donate blood. To date, ticket voucher redemptions have experienced a turnover rate of 934 complimentary tickets redeemed.

The Stockton Thunder (ECHL) hockey team recently finished a successful 2005-06 partnership with Delta Blood Bank, with as many as 6,000 donations taken in a month's span. The numbers parlayed into 90% redeemed ticket vouchers.

About Delta Blood Bank

Delta Blood Bank is a founding member of a national networking group called America's Blood Centers (ABC). America's Blood Centers' members collect nearly half of the nation's blood supply with 450 non-profit donation sites across the country, ready to help patients in any emergency, including extensive aid in Oklahoma City, Columbine, and September 11th. An ABC member since 1962, Delta Blood Bank is committed to using blood banking expertise in serving 16-area hospitals in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties as well as helping Americans across the United States during times of emergencies. More information on Delta Blood Bank can be obtained by logging on to www.deltabloodbank.org.

Lightning "Father's Day" Coin Toss Contest

The Lightning have also announced a Father's Day Coin Toss contest, with all entries eligible to have their father and family selected to participate in the pre-game Coin Toss ceremony before the Lightning/ Everett Hawks game on Saturday, June 17. Entries must include a 100-word essay explaining why their father should be selected, and must be submitted to cjantz@stocktonlightning.com no later than 2:00 p.m. PT on Friday, June 16.

The Lightning return home with a week 12 matchup with the Everett Hawks on Saturday, June 17 beginning at 7:30 p.m. PT at Stockton Arena. The game can be heard live on the internet through www.stocktonlightning.com, courtesy of SportsJuice.com.

Season tickets, mini-plans and individual tickets for the Lightning 2006 home season schedule are on sale now. For more information on season tickets, merchandise, or other information, please call the Lightning at (209) 373-1500 or visit www.stocktonlightning.com. Individual tickets can be purchased by calling the Stockton Arena ticket office at (209) 373-1700.

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