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GREEK CHILDREN’S FUND IS WORKING WITH THE NEW YORK METS TO PROMOTE “GREEK NIGHT” AT SHEA STADUIM ON AUGUST 12, 2003 Astoria, NY, April 17, 2003 - The Greek Children’s Fund (GCF) is partnering with the New York Mets to promote “Greek Night” at Shea Stadium on August 12, 2003 at 7:10pm when the Mets play the San Francisco Giants. “We encourage the Greek - American community to attend the game and support the NY Mets, Greek heritage and GCF,” said Sam Matthews, President of the Greek Children’s Fund. GCF members are selling tickets for this event at $20 each. GCF will receive a portion of the proceeds from tickets sold through their organization. Individuals who purchase a ticket from GCF will receive a specially designed Mets gift pack, sit in an area of the stadium specifically designated for GCF and each person that purchases seats before July 15, 2003 will be eligible to win four box seats to a future Mets game. “Our goal is to organize a really fun and exciting event that baseball fans of every-age group can attend and enjoy themselves,” said Manos Diakoumakis, GCF co-chair of the event. Individuals who purchase tickets through GCF will also have the option to take part in an auction that will give them a chance to be on the field before the game to accept a Mets Spirit Award on behalf of GCF. “We’re thrilled to work with the Mets and to raise funds for children with life threatening illnesses,” said Nick Pavlou, GCF co-chair of the event. “We hope that this is the first of many GCF events with the NY Mets” he said. “Greek Night” at Shea Stadium is the second in a series of dinner dances, concerts and other fundraisers GCF plans to host in 2003 to celebrate its twentieth anniversary and to reaffirm its commitment to the pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases and their families. The press is welcome to attend all of these events, for more information and to obtain press passes, contact Sam Matthews (201) 907-5090, Manos Diakoumakis (917) 757-1634 or Nick Pavlou (718) 640-6105. The Greek Children's Fund affiliated with Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Schneider Children's Hospital (SCH) provides financial assistance towards the daily, non-medical needs of Greek, Cypriot and Greek-American children and their families who are treated at MSKCC and SCH. One of the primary objectives that the fund has achieved is an endowed program at MSKCC that will secure its services to Greek and Cypriot patients in perpetuity. For more information on GCF, visit www.greekchildrensfund.org.
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