Spirit Competition w/ awards - NCAA Division I game

‘TEAM FRISCO’ HOSTS SPIRIT COMPETITION, AWARDS CASH PRIZES; JUST 11 DAYS UNTIL NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(December 28, 2010) ‘Team Frisco’ and the Frisco Chamber of Commerce are calling on all Frisco businesses to show off their team spirit and compete for cash prizes!  The spirit contest deadline is Thursday, January 6.

Just eleven days left until the Delaware Blue Hens and the Eastern Washington Eagles land at Pizza Hut Park for the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on Friday, January 7.

“We need your help to welcome our out-of-state guests to Frisco,” said Mayor Maher Maso, Honorary Chairman, “Team Frisco”, which is the local organizing committee.  “We may have as many as 8,000 new visitors to our community. Let’s make them feel at home and deck our town in red, white, blue – and gold, the competing teams’ colors.  Together, let’s show them how Frisco is redefining southern hospitality.”

“Team Frisco” -- which is made up of the City of Frisco, the Frisco Economic Development Corporation, the Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hunt Sports Group, Southland Conference and the Frisco Chamber of Commerce -- is offering a $400 first place, cash prize to the business that shows the most spirit, in the form of decorations, window dressing or dressing their employees in competing college colors during Game Week.

Teams arrive Tuesday, January 4, signaling the start of ‘Game Week’, which runs through Game Day on Friday, January 7.  The business which places second will receive a $200 cash prize.  To enter, send a photo to info@friscochamber.com by 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 6.

“Wear your favorite team colors, shoe-polish your windows, put up  posters,” said Tony Felker, President/CEO, Frisco Chamber of Commerce.

“You may even consider offering discounts to folks dressed in team colors.

By showing off your spirit for Eastern Washington and Delaware, you will be sending a great message to all those potential customers about how we do business in Frisco!”

“We’d love for businesses with marquees to consider putting an NCAA game greeting on their billboards,” added Mayor Maso.  “We want our guests to feel welcome when they get here.  It’s more than making a good first impression – it’s about making a great lasting impression.  Our hope is for thousands of football fans to visit Frisco again, whether there’s a game or not.  Of course, one of the best ways to show your support is to help us ‘Pack the Park’.

Eastern Washington takes on Delaware at 6 p.m. on Friday, January 7 at Pizza Hut Park for the NCAA Division I Football Championship, which concludes a 20-team national playoff.  Tickets range from $30 to $40 and are available online at www.ncaa.com/fcs . The public is also invited to attend the Great Texas Barbecue Bowl, the Champions Luncheon and Tailgate Town.  For tickets to the ‘Barbecue Bowl’ and the Champions Luncheon, go to www.friscochamber.com  For information about Tailgate Town, go to www.ncaa.com/fcs

The NCAA Division I Football Championship is being hosted by the City of Frisco, Hunt Sports Group, and Southland Conference. Pizza Hut Park will also host the 2012 and 2013 national championship games.