Pride Scrimmage PA Announcements

(Areas highlighted in yellow require you to adjust the content for your event and

feel free to make other modifications / additions as needed.)

Pre-Event Promotion

(To be utilized at other school events leading up to your Pride Scrimmage)

<School name> High School is proud to participate in a new statewide community service initiative, the Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge. We hope you will join our efforts in support of <insert service project name> by attending our <boys / girls / boys and girls> basketball Pride Scrimmage against <visiting school> on <date> at <time>. For more information on our community service efforts and our upcoming Pride Scrimmage, visit our website at <insert appropriate school web address>.

Pre-Event Welcome

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to tonight’s match up between <host school> and visiting school>, which is part of the Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge. The Pride Challenge provides an opportunity for schools to incorporate community service as an extension of classroom learning. The proceeds from tonight’s game will be donated to <charity> to assist with <charity’s purpose> and to Richard Jacobson Education Fund at the Iowa Hall of Pride.

<Host school>, visiting school>, and the Iowa Hall of Pride THANK YOU for attending tonight’s event!

Miscellaneous

(For your use as needed during your Pride Scrimmage)

  1. Thank you for attending tonight’s Pride Scrimmage. The proceeds from tonight’s event will benefit <insert charity / charities>. Iowans always rise to the challenge and we thank you for your attendance and support!
  2. Thank you for attending tonight’s Pride Scrimmage. The proceeds from tonight’s event will be donated to <charity> for <charity’s purpose>. Both schools have joined together for this worthy cause and we thank you for your attendance and support!
  3. The Iowa Hall of Pride is a non-profit organization which opened its doors in 2005. The interactive museum imparts a sense of place to all who visit and preserves our rich Iowa heritage with dozens of exhibits that engage the visitor in stories of Iowa’s communities and their heroes. A portion of tonight’s proceeds will assist the Iowa Hall of Pride infulfilling their mission to “educate the future” through their educational programs and work with students and schools across the state. For more information about the Iowa Hall of Pride, visit their website at THANK YOU for your support!