Rock Cats Will Deliver Thanksgiving Dinners Tomorrow

Published on November 22, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Britain Rock Cats News Release


New Britain, CT - After a season that presented significant on-field challenges from start to finish, the New Britain Rock Cats still have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. The longstanding Connecticut club's loyal followers helped New Britain establish a new franchise Attendance mark in 2010; the Rock Cats' followers simply saw last year's adversity as a reason to raise their intensity - and the grateful Rock Cats will again express their appreciation by, among other things, donating turkey dinners to local organizations and families who might otherwise go without during this Thanksgiving holiday.

This is the 11th consecutive year that the Rock Cats have made such donations to assist their neighbors in need.

The Rock Cats Foundation - the Club's charitable arm - recently hosted its 2010 World Series Party at New Britain Stadium. Rock Cats CEO Bill Dowling insisted that the October evening's "price of admission" be a non-perishable food item that could be donated to a family in need. Generous Rock Cats fans again responded by bringing hundreds of pounds of valuable food stuffs to the postseason gala; all such items were subsequently provided to the New Britain-based Friendship Center, a non-profit that provides basic supports to those in need.

In addition, the Rock Cats are again partnering this Thanksgiving with a number of local grocery outlets - Stew Leonard's in Newington, Big Y Supermarket, Stop & Shop Supermarket, and Granny's Pie Factory in East Hartford - to provide Thanksgiving Food Baskets to several local families served by the Friendship Center's Outreach Program. Each basket will contain a turkey, stuffing, and assorted other items necessary to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The Thanksgiving Food Baskets will be delivered to ten local families by the Rock Cats' popular mascot, "Rocky", tomorrow (11/24) afternoon, starting at 2:00 PM. Once again coordinating this year's donations for the Rock Cats are Community Relations Director, Amy Helbling, and Marketing Coordinator, Lori Soltis. Each may be reached at (860) 224-8383.

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