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Autumnfest Steering Committee  P.O Box 574 Woonsocket, RI 02895

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release

Date:       8/08/2017

Contact:  Joe Callahan

Phone:    Work (401)762-1240  Cell (508)922-7230

Email:      This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

        AUTUMNFEST NIGHT AT McCOY STADIUM

 

Woonsocket – It will be here soon.  Autumnfest Night at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket will be Thursday, August 24th.  The Pawtucket Red Sox will host the Buffalo Bisons in a 7:05 PM game. Autumnfest is participating in a new initiative created by the Pawtucket Red Sox called “Paws for a Cause.”

 

“On behalf of the Autumnfest Steering committee, I am so pleased to partner with the PawSox for this great fundraising effort to benefit Autumnfest,” Linda Plays, Autumnfest Steering Committee Chairperson, said.  “I hope to see many Woonsocket residents and supporters of Autumnfest that night and I’m honored that we have been selected as well.”

 

Autumnfest Night is a fundraiser.  By purchasing tickets to the game through the website listed below, Autumnfest will receive $5.00 of the $10.00 General Admission ticket price.  The only way Autumnfest receives money is by purchasing tickets through the website

 

Website:  www.TicketReturn.com

UserID:  Autumnfest

Password:  gopawsox

 

This is your way to enjoy a PawSox Baseball game and give a financial boost to Autumnfest at the same time. 

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Autumnfest is a Family-Friendly Celebration now entering its 39th year.  Autumnfest is held Every Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 7, 8 & 9) at World War II Veterans Memorial Park off Social Street in Woonsocket, RI.  Please visit our website at www.autumnfest.org.

 

 

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