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Wranglers ask fans to help support troops

November 9, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers announced today a partnership with Project: Letters from Home, to bring care packages, emails, and letters to troops serving in Iraq.

Wranglers fans will have the opportunity to provide cheer and good wishes from home to an active military unit. Bravo Company 246, 1st Brigade Combat Team, of the 101st Airborne Division was deployed to serve in Iraq September 21st. Throughout the season, the Las Vegas Wranglers will partner with their fans to collect letters and items for care packages to send to the unit.

Fans can bring items during home games to the Wranglers Guest Services table located behind section 109. Acceptable items include Pizza Hut or Burger King gift cards, Easy Mac & Cheese, tuna in a pouch, pre-packaged snacks that are easy to carry, candy, brownies, cookies, mixed nuts, small gifts for Iraqi children, and magazines. Newly released DVDs, tapes with special messages, disposable cameras, blank stationary or holiday cards, baby wipes, sunscreen, and lip balm are also recommended. Please keep in mind that pornographic material, alcohol and material contrary to the Islamic religion is not allowed and may not be allowed in the country. Items for the first shipment will be sent following the November 29th game.

The first package will be sent to the unit's commanding officer, after which fans will receive a personalized response from a member of the unit. Fans are encouraged to communicate directly with their new pen pal. Fans may also note if they would like the entire unit to receive a care package or be assigned an individual solider. The Wranglers will continue to collect items at all home games throughout the remainder of the season.

The Wranglers will host the Bakersfield Condors at 7:05 pm on Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th. The Wranglers will hand out 5,000 mouse pads prior to the game on November 11th and the Fire and Ice Dance Team will perform on Saturday, November 12. Saturday from 4:00 - 6:00 pm fans may attend the Port of Subs Pre-Game Party in the parking lot of the Orleans Arena.

Wranglers' ticket locations are the Orleans Arena Box Office, Coast Casinos' showroom box offices at The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast and South Coast (opening in 2006) or at the Galleria Mall guest relations/ticket centers. Fans may also order tickets by phone at (702) 284-7777 or on the web at www.orleansarena.com. Fans may also visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com for individual game tickets and for information on Wranglers season seat packages or call (702) 471-7825 to contact the Wranglers office directly.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2005-06 season are now on sale, starting as low as $150. Call (702) 471-7825 for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.

(List of Items to Donate Below)

-www.lasvegaswranglers.com-

Suggested Items and Ideas **

(When sending food items, it's a good idea to send extra, so they can share)

Frequently requested items:

- Pizza Hut or Burger King gift cards (the soldiers will be at a camp with these facilities)

- Easy Mac & Cheese

- Tuna in a pouch

- Beef Jerky

- Any pre-packaged snack or candy that is easy to carry

- Telephone calling cards (There is a program called "Help Our Troops Call Home"--AT&T, in sponsorship with AAFES, allows you to purchase prepaid telephone calling cards for deployed Soldiers. The advantage of this program is an increased number of minutes per dollar purchased versus other telephone calling cards. For additional information go to https://thor.aafes.com/scs/default.aspx)

- Candy, brownies, cookies

- Magazines (NO explicit/pornographic material)-there are a lot of car enthusiasts in the group

- Small gifts for Iraqi children-toy cars, dolls, coloring books, crayons, paper and pencils

Other suggestions:

- A mail "tour" of Las Vegas (Postcards, souvenirs, etc)

- Tapes with songs or special messages

- Seasonal items

- Videos (especially newly released DVD's)

- Make funny morale boosting posters

- Music tapes/CDs

- Stationary or blank holiday cards (allows soldiers to send their own cards out)

- Stamps (they can mail letters for free, but not other things)

- Baby wipes, Blister pads, Foot powder, Eyewash/eye drops, Lip balm, Sunscreen

- Flea collars (they wrap them around their boots and wrists to keep the bugs away)

- Disposable camera

- "Free Time" materials such as; Magazines, books, puzzles, playing cards, board games

- Mixed nuts

What not to send (these items may not make it to your Pen Pal, or are not allowed in the Country):

- Explicit/pornographic materials (i.e. photographs, videotapes, DVD's, Magazines, etc...)

- Alcoholic beverages

- Pork and pork by-products

- Material contrary to the Islamic religion

- Explosives, firearms, ammunition, knives, flammable products

- Perishable items such as fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants

- Narcotic and/or prescription drugs

Mailing packages to your Pen Pal:

- Keep in mind that liquid-filled containers tend to break

- Powdered items may open during transit, causing concern over what the substance may be. Please pack these items in a sealed plastic "Ziploc" type bag.

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