
Pigs Hosting "Back to School" Drive Saturday
August 11, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
IronPigs Charities is hosting a "Back to School" Drive on Saturday, August 15 during the IronPigs-Red Sox day-night doubleheader and fans are asked to bring unused school supplies to either of the two games. Your support will directly benefit the Executive Education Academy Charter School and their partners R2C2 and Lehigh Valley Faces. Each donor will receive a raffle ticket for their donation and be eligible to win IronPigs memorabilia. Winners will be announced during Game One and Game Two of the day-night doubleheader and prizes can be claimed at Coordinated Health Guest Services.
Here are a sampling of requested items for Saturday's "Back to School" Drive:
Backpacks
Pencils
Pens
Erasers
Notebooks
Other similar school supplies
Executive Education Academy Charter School's mission is to implement a leadership academy and business education model that engages students in the school community, prevents them from dropping out of school, fosters self-resiliency, and prepares them to be contributing members in the workplace, college, and the community. For more information, visit www.ee-schools.org. The IronPigs would also like to thank R2C2 and Lehigh Valley Faces for their assistance and volunteerism for this "Back to School" initiative.
School Supplies will be accepted when gates open at Coca-Cola Park for Game One on Saturday, August 15 at 11 a.m. Donations will also be accepted during Saturday's Game Two at 6:35 p.m. Tickets are still available for these games and can be purchased at www.ironpigsbaseball.com/tickets, by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or by visiting the Coca-Cola Park ticket office during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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