MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave Kicks Off with United Way, Friday, April 8

April 5, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


MILWAUKEE (Tuesday, April 5, 2005) – The Milwaukee Wave announced the kick-off challenge of the 16th Annual Milwaukee Labor Council's Health and Hygiene Drive for the United Way this Friday, April 8 at the Wave versus Philadelphia KiXX game, 7 p.m. at "The Cell," U.S. Cellular Arena.

The Health & Hygiene drive is a two-month project conducted by the Milwaukee Labor Council as part of the United Way's commitment to low-income families depending on their Safety Net services. Last year, the Milwaukee Labor Council collected more than $100,000 worth of health and hygiene products for the cause, benefiting more than 20 shelters in the Metro-Milwaukee area. The Milwaukee Wave kick-off challenge is part of this year's initiative to help increase donated items by five percent.

"We're proud to be a part of the 2005 Health & Hygiene Drive to aid our community," said chief operating officer Mike Lafferty. "I challenge all of our fans to bring in a combined total of at least 300 health and hygiene items to benefit people in the greater Milwaukee area."

At half-time, the Milwaukee Wave will award the fan bringing the most health and hygiene products with four tickets to the home opener of the Wave United Festival Soccer Tour 2005 at Uihlein Soccer Park on Saturday, June 25 at 1 p.m.

"More than one quarter of our funded programs depends on health and hygiene products for low-income families in the Metro-Milwaukee area," said Sue Dragisic, president of the United Way. "We thank the Milwaukee Labor Council and Milwaukee Wave for their support of this important initiative."

Examples of new and unused health & hygiene products include the following items: toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, baby formula or diapers, soap, facial tissue and toilet paper.

United Way of Greater Milwaukee is a nonprofit social service organization serving the four-county greater Milwaukee area and invests in what matters most, improving lives. United Way multiplies the impact individuals have to make a difference by bringing together the financial and human resources of the whole community. For more information on United Way, visit www.unitedwaymilwaukee.org or call 414-263-8100.

The AFL-CIO Community Services Liaisons of the Milwaukee County Labor Council are a program of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee. Its philosophy is to improve the lives of workers and their families by meeting their human and social service needs; by building broad and diverse coalitions to promote and protect dignity and justice for workers; and by empowering workers and their Unions to make their communities better, more responsive places to live, work, raise a family and retire. For more information, visit http://mobilizing.tripod.com or call 414-771-9830.

The Salvation Army (a United Way funded agency) is selling tickets for this game, with a portion of each ticket's proceeds going to raise money to build a house in the area affected by the tsunami during December of last year. To purchase tickets toward this cause, call Jamey Shiels of the Salvation Army at 414-302-4300 or call the Wave office and request Tsunami Relief / Milwaukee Wave tickets.

Call 414-224-WAVE for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com. Tickets for all Wave home games ($20, $16, $14 and $12) are available at the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) Box Office, located between U.S. Cellular Arena and the Milwaukee Theater at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave., all TicketMaster Outlets, at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave's Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for group rate discounts.

The Milwaukee Wave was established in 1984 as one of six charter members of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). In 2001, the Wave transitioned to being a successful member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Through the guidance of head coach Keith Tozer, the winningest coach in Wave and North American indoor soccer history, the Wave has won three league titles (1997-'98, '99-2000, 2000-'01), six regular season championships, and has made six championship series appearances. The Wave plays at home in the U.S. Cellular Arena located in downtown Milwaukee. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the team's website at www.milwaukeewave.com or call 414-224-WAVE.

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