Soul And Probuild Host Charity Drive For School Devastated By Hurricane Katrina
Published on May 17, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA - On Monday, May 21, as the Philadelphia Soul take on the New Orleans VooDoo, the Soul and ProBuild will be hosting a charity drive to support the Bel-Aire Elementary School in Gulfport, Miss., which was ruined by Hurricane Katrina. They will be collecting all types of new or barely used gym equipment such as footballs, basketballs, gloves, Frisbees, jump ropes, or kick balls for the school.
Those who wish to donate can drop off any type of gym equipment at one of two collecting stations located at the Broad Street and 11th Street entrances inside the Wachovia Arena. Items will be collected when doors open at 6:30 p.m. until the end of the first quarter.
Bel-Aire Elementary School, built in 1975, serves students between kindergarten and sixth grade in the Orange Grove community of Mississippi. The school suffered major damage from Hurricane Katrina, but was reconstructed and now has more than 700 students.
Founded in 1912, the ProBuild Company serves professional builders, remodelers and contractors with 91 locations along the eastern seaboard from Connecticut to Florida and as far west as Mississippi and Ohio. ProBuild distributes a full line of high quality building materials, including lumber, millwork, roofing, gypsum, steel framing and acoustical products. For additional information about ProBuild, visit www.strober.com.
Fun! Family! Football! The Soul face the New Orleans VooDoo on Monday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wachovia Center. Single game tickets for the Soul's 2007 season are on sale now. For more information call (888) PHIL-AFL or log on to www.philadelphiasoul.com. The Soul are entering their fourth season in the AFL and in their three seasons they have sold out 93% of the venue while drawing a League best 387,491 fans combined.
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