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FROM: Daphne Livingstone, Development Events Coordinator RE: YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT... Cal U Night at PNC Park
Sent:
8/26/2014 5:36:06 PM
To: Students, Faculty, Staff

Cal U night at PNC Park

Cal U will join baseball fans at PNC Park on Friday, September 12 when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Chicago Cubs at 7:05 PM.

Pregame activities will begin at 5:30PM on Federal Street, where fans can stop at the CalU booth outside the center field gate (near the Clemente Bridge).

As part of the Pirates' Free T-Shirt Friday promotion, the first 25,000 fans to enter the ballpark will receive complimentary T-shirts with the Cal U logo on the back.

Fans from Cal U can ride to the game in a Vulcan Flyer bus, which will depart at 3:30PM from the Manderino Library's front entrance.  The bus will return fans to campus after the game.                  

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

 

STUDENT TICKETS:  Any current Cal U student with a valid CalCard can make the roundtrip ride on the Vulcan Flyer and receive a grandstand-level ticket for just $5.  Students can purchase tickets at the Information Desk in Natali Student Center.  Please have your Cal Card with shop dollars loaded onto it when you go to purchase.  One student ticket can be purchased per Cal Card. An additional guest ticket can be purchased for a non Cal U student for $19.

 

ADVANCE TICKETS FOR NON-STUDENTS:   Faculty, staff, alumni and University friends can purchase game tickets in advance through the Department of University Development and Alumni Relations.  The ticket price for terrace-level seats is $35; grandstand-level seats cost $19.  The roundtrip ride on the Vulcan Flyer bus is $11PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

In addition, Atria's restaurant will cater a Cal U Alumni & Friends pre-game "tailgate" event from 5:30-6:45PM at the Cal U booth on Federal Street.  Cost is $25 per person.  PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

For tickets for the game, bus and/or pre-game event, contact Daphne Livingstone at 724/938-5467 or email at livingstone@calu.edu.  Credit card information cannot be accepted via email; please call.  If paying by check, please make payable to "California University of Pennsylvania."

SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS, ENTER A DRAWING:  In addition to the ticket price, participants are encouraged to make a donation to the Cal U Scholarship Fund.  Anyone who gives at least $25 to the scholarship fund, will have his or her name placed in a drawing; one lucky winner will change the bases during the third and sixth innings of the game.  A member of the Cal U community also will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

ALUMNI & FRIENDS:  The September 12 Cal U Night at PNC Park continues a season-long relationship between the University and the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Cal U Alumni & Friends gatherings have been held in conjunction with Pirates games in Bradenton, Fla., Baltimore and New York City, and upcoming events are scheduled for away games at Philadelphia and Atlanta.