1. CONTACT INFORMATION
Lisa Crawford|BonSecoursWellnessArena
lcrawford@bswarena.com|864.250.4899
Greenville Swamp Rabbits Focus on Giving Back to Greenville
Community
Greenville,S.C.|January 21st
, 2016 - The GreenvilleSwamp Rabbits have been working hard on the ice
and in the local community over the past several months to bring care and support to Greenville.
In December, the team had their annual “Teddy Bear Toss”
where they collected nearly 2,000 teddy bears for Toys for
Tots. Players AllenYorkand Andrew Dommett visited Sitton
GMC for the Stuff a Truck Event to take pictures, sign
autographsand help unload the vehicles dropping off more
toys for the drive. York commented that, “we truly have a
special community when you look at how giving and selfless the folks in the Upstate are. It makes us
want to play that much harder for them on game day.” Later that month, members of the Swamp
Rabbitssalesteamvolunteeredatthe SalvationArmy’s ‘Adopt a Family’ day where helped load toys in
cars for families in need for the holidays.
In January,Greenville SwampRabbitsdefensemen Justin
DaSilvaandReidCampbell visitedNatalie,alocal first-
grade studentat FirstPresbyterianAcademy,whohas
sufferedfromseveral majorheartcomplications. Both
playersbroughtsmilesto herandher classmates when
theysurprisedherat school duringan unannounced visit.DaSilvaexclaimsthatNatalie,“hasalready
2. gone throughmore than I couldeverimagine,
and spendingsome time withheristhe least
we coulddo. Anythingwe coulddoforher
was completelyworthit.Itgivesyoua greater
sense of appreciationandthankfulnessinlife
for the everydaythingsmostof ustake for
granted.”
The SwampRabbitsstaff has alsobeentakinginitiative togive backtothe community. The staff was
proudto honor ourlocal heroesand stoppedbyseveral police stations,fire stationsandmilitary
organizationstopresentlocal heroeswithblocksof ticketstothe HeroesNightgame onFriday,
February19th. Nearly600 ticketswere donatedby15 Upstate companiestoincludingthe GanttFire
Department,The NavyandMarine Corps Reserves. ForHeroesNight,the teamwillwearspecial jerseys
that will be auctionedonline afterthe game tobenefitthe MarcusWhitfieldYouthCamp,Upstate
Warrior Solutionsandthe GreenvilleFire AssociationScholarshipfund.
On February20th
, the SwampRabbits will celebrate the CenterforDevelopmental Services(CDS) atthe
arena. TeammatesFleming,Dziurzynski, andNejezchlebwill visitCDStosignautographs,take pictures,
and informfamilies,staff,andkidsaboutCDSnight. The teamwill wearBatmanjerseysduringwarm-
upsand laterhost a silentauctionof the jerseystobenefitCDS.
The team and staff have beenbusy onthe ice and inthe community.Tomake planstosupporttheir
effortsorexperience agame,please visit http://www.swamprabbits.com/ orcall 864-674-PUCK.
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3. ABOUT THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA
Located in Greenville, SC, the Bon Secours Wellness Arena is a 15,000-seat sports and entertainment
arena that hosts live events including family shows, sporting events, concerts, minor league hockey,
seminarsand conventions. Club seats, party suites and luxury suites with premium concierge services
are available inthe arena.The entertainment industry has consistently recognized the arena as one of
the top 50 venues in the world. The Bon Secours Wellness Arena is managed by the Greenville Arena
District.
