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Pancreatic Awareness Day with Cleveland Indians

SUNDAY - AUGUST 26, 2012 - 1:05 P.M. GAME START

The Cleveland Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will host an  Awareness Day with the Cleveland Indians as they take on the New York Yankees to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer research. This event will take place on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Progressive Field with a 1:05 p.m. game time. Tickets are $22 each in the Mezzanine section and are available for purchase online; go to www.pancan.org/cleveland and click on the event, follow the instructions to purchase your tickets and be sure to
enter the code “pancan”.  A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Awareness Day with the Cleveland Indians will be a day filled with hope and inspiration for those attending, while also supporting important work being done by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network,” stated Erin Corwin, Affiliate Coordinator. “We will be turning Progressive Purple with a Parade of Bases, an Education Table and Honoring our Survivors.”

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Our information table will be located in Section 150, right behind home plate, for those interested in learning more
about this insidious disease, the organization, and how they can become involved. Fans and supporters attending the game are encouraged to wear purple, the symbol of hope and awareness, for pancreatic cancer.  If you are interested in parading the bases before the game, you must be in line at 12 Noon in the main concourse level
near Gate A. 

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