Portland Sea Dogs to Host a Bangor Savings Bank 'Safety and Savings/Great Start Event' for Children at Hadlock Field
PORTLAND, ME - The Portland Sea Dogs are proud to host a Bangor Savings Bank Safety and Savings/Great Start Event at Hadlock Field on Thursday, August 5th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon prior to the Sea Dogs' 12:00 noon game against the Bowie Baysox (Orioles).
The Bangor Savings Bank "Safety and Savings/Great Start" event will take place in the front plaza of Hadlock Field and is free for all kids under the age of 16 and their families. The event will feature the Mason's CHIP Program (Child Identification Program). This program is the most comprehensive service of its kind anywhere and is provided free of charge. The CHIP program kit includes a videotaped interview and fingerprinting of each child and will be given to parents to keep in the event of a disappearance or other emergency.
Parents will also have the chance to open a Great Start Savings account with an on-site Bangor Savings representative and will automatically have $5 deposited into the account. Children receiving the safety screening and/or opening a Great Start Savings account must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Children can also enjoy fun activities such as face-painting and clowns. Members of the Portland Police Department will be on hand to talk with kids, and the Portland Fire Department and Southern Maine Emergency Medical Services have both kindly donated items. The first 300 kids to visit the Bangor Saving Bank Information Table will receive a coupon for a free Sea Dogs Biscuit good through the 2010 season and a Bangor Savings Bank Piggy Bank.
You do not need a ticket to the Sea Dogs' game to attend the Safety and Savings/Great Start Event in the front plaza; however if you wish to attend that day's game you do need a ticket to attend. Tickets for the noontime game on August 5th are still available, and can be purchased at the Sea Dogs Box Office, by calling 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com. or visit any of Bangor Savings Bank's six Portland area branches beginning July 19th to enter a drawing for complimentary tickets to the August 5th game. Drawings will be held on Friday, July 30th.
Tickets are available for all remaining 2010 Portland Sea Dogs' home games. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com. The Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are Maine's most affordable professional sports entertainment.