Regional Chair – Melissa Ciurlino
phillyevents@dmaig.org
Penn State Night at the Ballpark
Thank you to everyone who came out to support Penn State while watching the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs on April 11, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. For this incredible event, 1,174 Penn State supporters purchased tickets, raising $11,740 for THON! The game featured plenty of “WE ARE... PENN STATE” chants, the Nittany Lion doing pushups on the dugout, and performances by the Alumni Blue Band and the Penn State Abington Cheerleaders.
The game began with the playing of a THON video on the huge, Phanavision screen and with our special guest, Four Diamonds child, Nick Vicidomini, throwing out the first pitch. Nick's parents, Dennis and Carla, attended the game along with his older brother, Tyler. Prior to the game, the family received a VIP tour of the stadium along with great seats for the game. They were thankful for the opportunity to participate in the event and said that Nick is already planning on his 2017 freshman year at PSU!
A special thank you goes out to Deanna Sabec ('07) from the Phillies for organizing the event and to the local Alumni Chapters for their amazing support!
War on the Shore III
“War on the Shore III took place at The Windrift in Avalon on August 4 and was as successful as ever! With over 250 PSU alumni taking over the rooftop deck, we were able to raise over $20,000 FTK! Just as the crowd grew, so did this year's raffle. Some of the prizes were football tickets to this year's games against Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Florida International, great Penn State memorabilia, tickets and memorabilia from the Phillies, Eagles, Mets, and Yankees, as well as gift certificates to area restaurants and stores and much more. We are always looking towards next year, hoping to continue to make it bigger and better. If you would like to help out for next year, please contact Patrick McNichol at pat.mcnichol@gmail.com. Thanks to this year's supporters for your generous help!”
Have you hosted a successful event recently? Do you want to help advertise for future years when you host this event again? Email a post event write up with several pictures to secretary@dmaig.org and regionalevents@dmaig.org to have your event posted here!
