December 9-15

Tuesday I was in the office from 2-530. I had to finish where I off for Frday nights game. I went out to visit with some companies to see if they were interested in getting a table for the game. I went to the following stores: Cupid's, Bath and Body Works, Fredricks, and a Day Spa.

Total Hours: 2 1/2


Friday I was in the office from 10 to 3. We were just getting our last things together before the game tonight. I was helping Jason put his media note packets together. I had to answer question on the phone for people who were calling in. We had some last minute people calling in trying to get group tickets.From 3-11:30 I was at the Crown. We had a lot of setting up to finish there. We had to make sure all our tables were ready for our partners. I also had to help resticker the Chuck-a-puck because the stickers with the numbers were coming off. During the game I worked the FireAntz information table. We were selling chuck-a-pucks and birthday wishes. During the first intermission through the second intermission I was sent to the opposite side of the Crown to sell chuck-a-pucks on the side. I took one of the FireAntz Heat dancers with me so she could help sell them.
Total Hours: 13 1/2

December 2- 8

Tuesday I was in the office from 12-5. We had a Lady’s Night coming up on December fourteenth so I was planning for that. I had to look up different stores that are geared towards women. I also had to do some filing to make room for new things. I was filing all the paychecks stubs and thing that had to do with the account for the FireAntz.
Total Hours: 5 hours

Thursday I was in the office from 2:30-5. I was picking up from where I left off on Tuesday. I had to make some phone calls to get some businesses out for the event. I was going to be the one to coordinate how the event was to be ran with giving out promotion for the different type of stores.
Total Hours: 2 1/2

November 26-December 1

Tuesday I was in the office from 11-5. We had a Public Safety night on the first of December so I was planning for that. I had to look up fire stations, police stations, EMT, Sheriff Departments, and so on to participate in that night. We were also giving out a photo shoot for the biggest public safety group with the FireAntz Dance team. I also had to do some filing to make room for new things. I was filing all the paychecks stubs and and thing that had to do with the account for the FireAntz.

Total Hours: 6 hours

Thursday i was in the office from1:30-5. I was picking up from where I left off on Tuesday. I had to make some phone calls to get some automobiles out for the even. Prior to the game starting we were going to have different automobiles on display for all the public safety departments out. I was going to be the one to coordinate the display area so I have to figure how I wanted everything and the way I want them to park.

Total Hours: 4 1/2

Friday I was in the office from 1-4. I had to go over some last minute things for Saturday night. I had to work with the Alicia, Director of ticket sales, to make sure all the people who were bringing the vehicle that were going to be on display had tickets.

Total Hours: 4 hours

Saturday I was at the office from 11-3. We had to get some last things together for the game that night. I had to help get the media notes packet together. I also had to check everything for the vehicles to make sure they were still coming. I had to brainstorm on how they would be out on display in the parking lot.

From 3-11 I was at the Crown. I had to set up the FireAntz information table. I also had to check to see if all the public safety people had passes to get into the Crown. The vehicles stated to show up around 5:30 to be on display. I had two Fire Trucks, one Sheriff Cars, three Under Cover Cars, two EMS Vehicles, one Police Car, and one Civil Crime Car. The automobiles were on display from 6:00 until 7:30. During the Game we had Smokey the bear walking around the concourse. He was going around meeting kids and shaking hands. The game was delayed due to the fact the Huntsville had a bus problem so the game did not start until 8:00. During the game I had to go and visit some birthdays and different groups that bought group tickets. The game was great the FireAntz won. After the game was over we had a jersey auction for the specialty jersey that the team wore during the game. Each jersey for the guys was auction off starting at two hundred and fifty dollars. The most we got for one jersey was one thousand five hundred twenty five dollars. The jersey that was sold at that price was Rob Sich's. He was the MVP of the team last year.

Total Hours: 12 hours

November 24

Saturday I was at the office from 11-4. We had a game that night so I went in to help and make sure everything was done. I help Jason get his media packets together. I had to get all the Chad Collins Blood Drive fliers together to take to the Crown. I was answering phone call.
From 4-11 I was at the Crown. We had to get everything set up. The theme on the night was Blood Drive. Making sure our tables were right for our partners. I had to resticker chuck-a-pucks. I helped set up the FireAntz information table. During the game i work the FireAntz information table. I also went around with Alicia, Director of Ticket Sales, to meet our groups and birthdays. Follow the game we had a meeting and greet with the players sponsored by the Blood Drive. We had tables set up o the concourse for the players to seat at while fans came through to get autographs. We probably had hundred and fifty fans stay to meet the players.

Total Hours: 11 hours

November 11-16

Tuesday I was in the office from 12-500. We are plan Military Appreciation Night. This night is to welcome home me and women in the 82nd Airborne from Iraq. We except to have a sell out. In the office we are getting a lot of phone calls because there were two companies that bought 5000 tickets from us to give to soldiers, and people want to know how to get them. I have to tell people that the companies are giving them out as they wish and we have nothing to do with it. We are also giving on special coins to all the men and women who are coming about from the war. We had just got them in today.

Total Hours: 5 Hours

Thursday I was in the office from 2:30-5. We are still planning for Military Appreciation Night which is the next night. We had a meeting to discuss what was all going to be going on that night. The first thing we had to do was send in a proposal to start the game 15 minutes late due the ceremony we were going to have honoring the soldiers. The next thing had to cover was soldier the men and women, who are getting the coins, could pick them put from. We had four location in which someone could pick them up the souvenir stand by the eat entrance, at the table by the hospitality rooms, one by the east entrance, and one up in the hospitality rooms for the groups who had parties there. Another thing we had to talk about was our intermission games. The people who play in the intermission games should be soldiers from war. Finally the last thing we discussed was the jersey auctions at the end of the night. The FireAntz were going to be wear specialty jersey honoring the 82nd Airborne. At the end of the game the guy’s jerseys would be auctioned off to the crowd. While this meeting took place we had to answer many phone call and deal with customers how wanted to by group tickets for that night.

Total Hours: 3 1/2 hours

On Friday I was at the office from 1-4. We were just getting our last things together before the game tonight. I was helping Jason put his media note packets together. I had to answer question on the phone for people who were calling in. We had only 500 tickets left to sell at 2 o'clock. We had to find people who had bought group tickets from us and were not going to use all of them due to that fact that we were running low on tickets. We had some last minute people calling in trying to get group tickets.From 4-11:30 I was at the Crown. We had a lot of setting up to finish there. We had to make sure all our tables were ready for our partners. We had to also make sure our areas that were giving out the coins were set up, ready and had the coins in the right area. I also had to help resticker the Chuck-a-puck because the stickers with the numbers were coming off. During the game I worked the FireAntz information table. We were selling chuck-a-pucks and birthday wishes, and answer questions on how people get the coins. During the first intermission through the second intermission I was sent to the opposite side of the Crown to sell chuck-a-pucks on the side. I took one of the FireAntz Heat dancers with me so she could help sell them. After the game, which the FireAntz lost, we sold the jersey in an auction. Due to the fact that they lost the jerseys did not go for as much as we wished. I believed the highs one went for $575

Total Hours 10 1/2

November 5- 10

Tuesday I was in the office from 12:30 to 4:30. I had to go through and read all the contracts we have with our group and find out which ones had tables in their contracts. With tables they will have information tables on the concourse for which they would have employees come to the game and give out information on their company. I had to make a list so i could make a book for these tables.

Total hours: 4 hours

Thursday I was working from 2:30 to 5:30 I had to finish making the table book. I had to make signs for every table that we have this season and as many as it said in the contract. we had over 30 companies that have tables this season and all of them have tables at more then one game.

Total Hours: 3 hours

Saturday we had a promotion at M & M Leather. I have to be there at 10:30 to help setup for the promotion that starts at 11:00. Once we had the table set up we had the FirAntz Dance Team to run it. After the girls got there I went back to the office with and start working on things there. I was making bags for our teacher that are helping with Blades for Grades program. In these bags we had a t-shirt, post of Chad Collins, a program book about the FireAntz, and a pocket schedule. Once i finished with that I put together bookmarks to give to teacher for their students. I was there until 2:30.

Total Hours: 4 hours

October 29- November 3

Tuesday I was there from 11:30-4:30. I was sent out to do promotion for our Military Appreciation night on November 16. I had to go to different companies to hand out fliers and to get them to post things up around there business. I went to Krispy Kreme, Fire Protection, M & M Leather, Miami Subs, Crown Dodge, Fazoli's, Harley Davidson, The Sports Center, and Cliffdale Cleaners.

Total Hours: 5 hours

Thursday I was in the office from 2:30 to 5:30. I was helping prepare for Friday nights game. I had to fax over paper to season ticket holders' information on Fan Appreciation night on Friday. I also help with contacting school to notify them about our grades for Blades Promotion we had coming up. The Grades for Blades program is a program that is encouraging elementary student to read more. We have a checklist so the students can take it to their teacher once they have finished a book and get them to sign off on it. Once they read a certain amount of books they get prize. The more books they read the more prize they will receive from the FireAntz.

Total Hours: 3 hours

Friday was a long day. I was in the office from 1:30 to 3:00 where I just answered the phone to help out. At 3:00 we all headed to the Crown and we were there until 11:30. At the Crown I had to set up the FireAntz table. I had to sticker the Chuck-A-Puck that was messed up. Friday night was season ticket holder appreciation night. For fan appreciation night we open the doors at 6:00 to only the season ticket holders. We had a room for them to have some finger food and little giveaway items. I was in charge of this room. I was there to greet and answer question the season ticket holders had. After we closed the doors to the room at 7:00 before the game started. Once I left that room I had to return to the FireAntz table. When I returned to the table I had to help sell Chuck-a-Pucks which are one for a dollar. We had a lot of questions to answer as well. During the second period I went around with Alicia, Group Sales, go around and meet our groups who were there last night. We also had to go meet a little girl whose birthday it was. The FireAntz lose that game to Columbus 5 to 2. After the game we had a meet and greet for the season ticket holders. I checked all ticket to make sure only season ticket holders were going up to meet the players. At the meet and greet the fans could get autographs and talk to the players. We had to stay around until all the fans and players had left.

Total Hours: 10 hours

Saturday I had to go to the office from 11:30 to 3:00. I had to get the final things together for our promotion of our Blades for Grades night. We had to call and make sure the all the people who were helping out with that program tonight were coming still. Once when we left the office at 3:00 we headed to the Crown to set up everything for Blades for Grades night. I had to setup the kids’ area in the corner on the Crown. In this area we had an inflatable worm, face printers, magicians, and games for the kids. I had to inflate the worm set up the tables for the face printer and magicians. I also had to set up the game area as well. Once the gates open I had to take all the workers down to the area and show them what we had for them. We had problem from the beginning though someone our workers didn't show up so I had to night someone else to work the area. Also that night was the Crowns ten year so we were also celebrating that. The hockey players were wearing special Crown jersey and at the end of the night were to be given out. Each fan was given an entry form to fill out and from there that is how the winners were picked for the jerseys. The winners were picked during the game. The Antz lost in over time to Richmond 3 to 2. At the end of the game the winners were given their jerseys. I was there until 11:30

Total Hours: 11 1/2 hours