Reggy the Purple Party Dude, Family Fun Day Promotions Highlight Upcoming Carolina Mudcats Homestand
Zebulon, NC, August 07, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Carolina Mudcats (http://www.carolinamudcats.com), Wake County’s hometown professional baseball team, is proud to present the following promotions during their upcoming homestand against the Chattanooga Lookouts beginning Saturday, Aug. 7 through Wednesday, Aug.11.
- For the Mudcats Family Fun Day and Food Drive on Aug. 8, the Five County Stadium gates will open early at noon for families to play catch on the fieldfor an hour, get autographs of favorite Mudcats players from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and take part in Kids Run the Bases, sponsored by Comet Rice, after the game. The Mudcats request that fans donate canned food, and with three cans of food donations, fans can receive one free General Admission ticket. All food donations will go directly to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. The same will include WQDR Family Day, where the first 94 families will receive an upgraded ticket to box seats, sponsored by 94.7 WQDR. Marty the One Man Party will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
- The Aug. 7 game will feature an appearance by Reggy the Purple Party Dude and giveaways for children and adults. Fans 18 years of age or older can play games and spin the prize wheel for free merchandise at the North Carolina Education Lottery booth behind the home plate. Children can visit the Chevy Youth Baseball tent on the main concourse to win prizes.
- At the Aug. 10 game, fans that purchase a ticket to the Tuesday, July 20 game and show their Kraft Singles package wrappers will get one free ticket. As part of Bright Leaf Dollar Dog Tuesday, fans can purchase all beef hot dogs for $1 each.
The Saturday game starts at 6:15 p.m., while the Sunday game begins at 2 p.m. All other games will have a 7:15 p.m. start time.
Quotes:
“We look forward to seeing fans and their families joining us for our Mudcats family events,” said Mudcats owner Steve Bryant. “We also encourage everyone to donate a few cans of food to benefit the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.”
New Media Content:
Mudcats Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/carolinamudcats
Mudcats Twitter page
http://www.twitter.com/carolinamudcats
Details:
- The Chattanooga Lookouts is the Double-A affiliate for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
About the Carolina Mudcats:
The Carolina Mudcats is Wake County’s hometown professional baseball team, located in Zebulon, N.C. The Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, the Mudcats play in the North Division of the Southern League at home in Five County Stadium off U.S. 264 near Franklin, Johnston, Nash and Wilson counties. The Mudcats have been an established minor-league fan favorite in Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Rocky Mount, Wilson, Smithfield, Clayton, Louisburg, and surrounding towns and communities since 1991. Offering everything from fireworks to weekly promotions and group event nights from April through September, with seating ranging from inexpensive general admission to luxury suite rentals, the Carolina Mudcats provide a fun and exciting afternoon or evening of entertainment for casual and hardcore baseball fans alike. For more information, call (919) 269-2287 or visit http://carolina.mudcats.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t249.
Jake Potter
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jake@mmipublicrelations.com
http://www.twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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- For the Mudcats Family Fun Day and Food Drive on Aug. 8, the Five County Stadium gates will open early at noon for families to play catch on the fieldfor an hour, get autographs of favorite Mudcats players from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and take part in Kids Run the Bases, sponsored by Comet Rice, after the game. The Mudcats request that fans donate canned food, and with three cans of food donations, fans can receive one free General Admission ticket. All food donations will go directly to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. The same will include WQDR Family Day, where the first 94 families will receive an upgraded ticket to box seats, sponsored by 94.7 WQDR. Marty the One Man Party will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
- The Aug. 7 game will feature an appearance by Reggy the Purple Party Dude and giveaways for children and adults. Fans 18 years of age or older can play games and spin the prize wheel for free merchandise at the North Carolina Education Lottery booth behind the home plate. Children can visit the Chevy Youth Baseball tent on the main concourse to win prizes.
- At the Aug. 10 game, fans that purchase a ticket to the Tuesday, July 20 game and show their Kraft Singles package wrappers will get one free ticket. As part of Bright Leaf Dollar Dog Tuesday, fans can purchase all beef hot dogs for $1 each.
The Saturday game starts at 6:15 p.m., while the Sunday game begins at 2 p.m. All other games will have a 7:15 p.m. start time.
Quotes:
“We look forward to seeing fans and their families joining us for our Mudcats family events,” said Mudcats owner Steve Bryant. “We also encourage everyone to donate a few cans of food to benefit the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.”
New Media Content:
Mudcats Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/carolinamudcats
Mudcats Twitter page
http://www.twitter.com/carolinamudcats
Details:
- The Chattanooga Lookouts is the Double-A affiliate for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
About the Carolina Mudcats:
The Carolina Mudcats is Wake County’s hometown professional baseball team, located in Zebulon, N.C. The Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, the Mudcats play in the North Division of the Southern League at home in Five County Stadium off U.S. 264 near Franklin, Johnston, Nash and Wilson counties. The Mudcats have been an established minor-league fan favorite in Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Rocky Mount, Wilson, Smithfield, Clayton, Louisburg, and surrounding towns and communities since 1991. Offering everything from fireworks to weekly promotions and group event nights from April through September, with seating ranging from inexpensive general admission to luxury suite rentals, the Carolina Mudcats provide a fun and exciting afternoon or evening of entertainment for casual and hardcore baseball fans alike. For more information, call (919) 269-2287 or visit http://carolina.mudcats.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t249.
Jake Potter
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jake@mmipublicrelations.com
http://www.twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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