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Today at Citi Field from 10 AM to 5 PM the New York Mets in partnership with New York Blood Center will be holding their winter blood drive. To participate go to the Caesars Club Hodges VIP entrance of Citi Field.
At 12 Noon there will be a photo op with Mr. Met and fans donating blood today will receive a voucher for a pair of tickets to a select Mets game at Citi Field in April 2013. Your voucher also gets you a 15 % discount at the Mets team store as well.
FLUSHING, N.Y., November 5, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced they will hold a Food Drive Wednesday, November 14 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Citi Field to benefit New Yorkers in need.
Fans can drop off their food donation inside the Hodges VIP entrance next to the Mets Team Store.
Fans donating 10 items or more of nonperishable nutritious food will receive a voucher redeemable for one pair of tickets to a select Mets game in April 2013. Donors will also receive 15% off select merchandise at the Mets Team Store at Citi Field. Season Ticket Holders who donate food can show their ID card to get 20% off select items. The discount will only be honored Wednesday, November 14.
Among the items most needed are: canned fruit and vegetables, plastic jars of peanut butter, packages of hot or cold cereal, and packages of macaroni and cheese. Items that will not be accepted are: unlabeled, expired, or dented cans; any open packaging; products that need to be refrigerated; or homemade products.
Fans dropping off food may park in Lot G on 126th Street between the Right Field Gate and Roosevelt Avenue.
City Harvest is working to help meet the needs of Hurricane Sandy victims while continuing to feed hungry New Yorkers through its network of emergency food partners. In addition to daily deliveries to soup kitchens and food pantries across the five boroughs, City Harvest has been making emergency food drop-offs to Staten Island, Coney Island and Red Hook in Brooklyn, Breezy Point and Rockaway in Queens, and Manhattan.
On Wednesday December 14th the Mets and New York Cares will join forces for their 5th Annual Winter Coat drive. For donating one or more winter coats you get a voucher for two tickets to a Mets game at Citi Field for select April games. Here are the full details of the coat drive:
The New York Mets, SNY and New York Cares are teaming up for the 5thannual Mets “Warm Up” Holiday Coat Drive Wednesday, December 14 at Citi Field.
Fans donating one or more coats will receive a voucher redeemable for a pair of tickets to a select Mets game in April 2012 and a coupon to receive 15% off regularly priced merchandise at the Mets Team Store on December 14 only. Season Ticket Holders who donate coats will get 20% off regularly priced items upon showing their Season Ticket Holder ID card.
Coats will be collected at the Seaver VIP entrance of Citi Field between 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Fans may use parking Lot B (Entrance 8) on the north side of the ballpark off Shea Road.
In addition, the New York Cares’ Youth Service Club team that collects the most coats through December 23 will be honored by the Mets during a special on-field, pre-game ceremony at Citi Field in 2012. The Mets will also give the winning team tickets for students and a friend to attend the game at which they will be honored. The New York Cares’ Youth Service Clubs provide community service opportunities at 48 New York City public schools.
The goal of the New York Cares Coat Drive is to collect 100,000 coats by December 31 for men, women and children in need in New York City. There is a special need for children’s and large men’s coats this year.
The New York Mets and the New York Blood Center will hold their annual Winter Blood Drive at Citi Field this Thursday January 6th from 10AM to 5PM
The blood drive will take place at the Caesars Club which you can acess through the Hodges VIP Entrance of the Ball Park.
Fans donating blood will receive a voucher redeemable for one pair of tickets to a select Mets game in April 2011. In addition, fans can show their voucher at the Mets Team Store at Citi Field to receive a 15% off regularly priced merchandise. Season Ticket Holders who give blood can show their voucher and ID card to get 20% off regularly priced items. The discount will only be honored Thursday, January 6.
Fans may park in Lot G on 126th Street between the Right Field Gate and Roosevelt Avenue.
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