Gladiators celebrating Memorial Day early by offering free tickets to all military personnel
Thursday May 16, 2013
All fans with a military ID will receive a FREE ticket at the box office for Saturday’s “Salute the Troops” game
CLEVELAND - As an early “kickoff” to annual Memorial Day celebrations, the Cleveland Gladiators are hosting “Salute the Troops” Night this Saturday, May 18th, when all active and veteran military personnel can come to the game for FREE. The Gladiators will be looking for their second straight win at home when they host the San Antonio Talons at Quicken Loans Arena at 7:00 p.m. Furthermore, anyone with a military ID (IE family members, etc) will be able to receive a free ticket at The Q box office.
The team will be wearing special military fatigue-inspired jerseys for the night, which will be auctioned off at the game, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Gladiators and Monsters Community Fund. Additional signed celebrity Gladiators jerseys will be available for bidding as well, including Bernie Kosar, Jim Tressel, Joe Haden, Trent Richardson and more.
Saturday’s game will also be the first Dollar Hot Dog and Dollar Soda night of the 2013 Gladiators season (courtesy of Pepsi, Sugardale and FOX Sports Ohio).
Fans in attendance will be able to display their patriotism as the first 2,500 people to the game will receive a free mini American Flag.
Fans will also be able to participate in the usual free postgame field party, presented by EMH Healthcare, featuring team autographs and field goal kicks.
Tickets for this and every Gladiators game start at just $10. Season ticket packages for 2013 are also on sale now. Group tickets and birthday bash packages for 10 or more are also currently available for the 2013 Gladiators season. All tickets can be purchased by visiting ClevelandGladiators.com, calling (216) 420-2222, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Fans should follow the Gladiators on Twitter (@CLEGladiators) and Facebook (/clevelandgladiators) for further information.
The Cleveland Gladiators are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League playing at Quicken Loans Arena, as well as the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.
