Join us for the Special Spectators 5K Run/Walk on April 28th
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 23 February 2012 22:07
Join us on April 28th at Johnson Park in Piscataway, New Jersey for the Special Spectators 5K Run/Walk. Just steps from Rutgers' High Point Solutions Stadium and a "Hail Mary" pass from college football's birthplace. Registration is now open!
Saturday, April 28, 2012 Johnson Park - Piscataway, NJ 9 AM Start Registration: $20
LEARFIELD SPORTS’ PROPERTIES HELP FULFILL SPECIAL SPECTATORS’ WISHES THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON
Written by Staff Volunteer
Thursday, 15 September 2011 19:56
PLANO, Texas (Sept. 9, 2011) – Collegiate multimedia rights holder Learfield Sports recently formed a partnership with Special Spectators, a non-profit organization that creates magical days for seriously ill children and their families at sporting events across the U.S.
We pursue our mission, in partnership with our collegiate partners, by providing tickets to games and designing robust days filled with special surprises and experiences in and around the stadium. Special Spectators is designed to create fun for the entire family and provide a pause from the difficulties they face battling a loved one’s illness.
Since 2002, we've hosted about 6,300 patients, parents and siblings at roughly 200 games - mostly college football.
Our game day events provide the quintessential Saturday experience complete with tailgate parties, mascots, cheerleaders and marching bands. Special Spectators doesn't just TAKE kids to games, but makes them a PART of the games by providing special access to people and areas of the stadium that are not accessible to most fans. Our youngsters tour locker rooms, meet coaches and walk on the field during a time out for a stadium announcement that introduces the kids and asks the crowd to welcome the children to the game. This typically results in a standing ovation. We've had over 100,000 give a small group of seriously ill kids one of the loudest standing ovations you've ever heard.
“I can tell you, quite certainly, that the children and their families had a terrific day away from the usual cares and worries of their weeks."
"The diagnosis of cancer and other serious blood disorders is a devastating moment and a long journey for all concerned, and events such as Special Spectators really are important ways in which families cope with the enormous demands that are placed upon them.”
