G-Braves Celebrate "Christmas in July"
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -- With the help of generous donations from sponsors, the Gwinnett Braves will host underprivileged families at Coolray Field for "Christmas in July" on Saturday, July 20. Thanks to the Christmas spirit of the sponsors listed below, over 600 tickets to the 7:05 PM game against Indianapolis have been donated to children and families located in Gwinnett and surrounding counties.
Sponsors Include:
- Coolray Heating and Cooling
- 12Stone Church
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Courtyard Buford
- Flowers Baking Co. of Villa Rica, LLC
- Geo Lab Probing Services, Inc.
- Gore Carpet Cleaning
- Hormel Foods Corporation
Groups Distributing Donated Tickets:
- Spectrum Autism Support Group
- Norcross Boys and Girls Club
- Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club
- CEPTA Youth Prevention Clubhouse
- Family Promise of Gwinnett County
- Family Promise of Hall County
- For My Sisters (Single Parent Support Group)
- Gwinnett County Department of Family and Children Services
- Rainbow Children's Home (for Adolescent Women)
- Jesse's House (for Adolescent Women)
- Partnership Against Domestic Violence (Gwinnett)
- Gateway House Domestic Violence Center
- Big Brother Big Sister of Metro Atlanta
- Gwinnett County School After-School Mentoring Program
For more information on the Community Relations efforts of the Gwinnett Braves, contact Community Relations Manager Shay Marlowe at (678) 277-0346. For more information on "Christmas in July," contact Josh Murray at (678) 277-0350. Tickets for all Gwinnett Braves home games are on sale now at the Coolray Field Box Office by calling (678) 277-0340.