Flyers Fans Pack Wachovia Center for 33rd Flyers Wives Carnival
By: Casey McCrudden

More than 7,000 fans attended the Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival on Sunday, January 10 at the Wachovia Center.  As Comcast-Spectacor Foundation's largest fundraising event, the Carnival has raised and donated nearly $23 million back into the community over the past 33 years.  The money raised benefits local non-profit organizations with a focus on local youth and important healthcare initiatives.  Past beneficiaries include, but are not limited to, Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis & Education Center, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, YMCA, Philadelphia Youth Network, Firefly Literacy Fund, Virtua Foundation, Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, Foundation for Melanoma Research, and Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Fans had the opportunity to meet and take pictures with their favorite Flyers players, play state of the art games and activities, such as Wii Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Boxing, Shot-On-Goal, Carnival games, Dunk Tank, etc. and have their picture taken with the Stanley Cup. Flyers alumni Bob Clarke, Bob “The Hound” Kelly, Bernie Parent, Don Saleski, Dave Schultz, Joe Watson and others were signing autographs in Alumni Row.  Auction items, which are available online at auction.nhl.com, include exclusive experiences, such as the opportunity to "Travel with the Team" that includes roundtrip travel on the Flyers charter plane to an away game, hotel accommodations and tickets to the away game.

Other auction items also available include floor seats to a Sixers game with Scott Hartnell and Arron Asham and lunch at Capital Grille with Lauren and Chris Pronger.

Click here for a video recap from Flyers in-arena host Sean Murphy, or click here for the photo gallery.

Raffle Winners:
Team-signed 2009 Harley-Davidson Red Hot Sunglow XL883L donated by Barbs HD: Lisa Welsch
Mega Max raffle: Tom McDonnell
Lagos amethyst necklace, donated by Lagos Philadelphia: Drawing on March 28, 2010
2010 Toyota Corolla S, donated by Tri-State Toyota Dealers: Drawing on March 28, 2010

Visit FlyersCarnival.com for more information on the Flyers Wives Carnival.

Click here for our 2010 Flyers Wives commercial, featuring Scott Hartnell, Claude Giroux, Mika Pyorala, Danny Syvret, and James van Riemsdyk.

Thanks for your support!  We'll see you all next year!

Keep up on all the latest Carnival info at our new Flyers Wives Carnival website at www.flyerscarnival.com

CLICK BELOW TO VISIT OUR 2010 FLYERS WIVES CARNIVAL SPONSORS

2010 Flyers Wives Carnival Sponsors & Patrons

SPONSORS ARAMARK Barb’s Harley Davidson Best Buy Brandywine Valley Talent Comcast Comcast SportsNet, Philadelphia Comcast-Spectacor Cozen O’Connor Dave & Buster’s, Inc. Drexel Athletics Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc. Grant Thornton IBEW Local Union 98 Infinite Possibilities Independence Blue Cross Jim & Jane Sutow Foundation Laser Cosmetica Lagos Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Philadelphia Eagles Play N Trade Proforma Makay RSM McGladrey Sports Complex Special Services Sgt. Jeffrey Reed Memorial Thomas J. Paul, Inc. Titan Worldwide Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association Versus Networks Virtua 610 WIP Radio

PATRONS American Bounce Anjali Power Yoga Artemis Sports Group LLC Apple Vending AZ Magic Blue Horizons Dive Center Bot Roda Caricatures Conner Printing, Inc. Cunard Family of Clowns Garden State Discovery Museum Four Seasons Hotel Fred Kennedy Trucking GMAC Larger than Life LEB Photography Limo Today Lynch Exhibits Magnifique Balloons & Flowers McKella 280 Norm & Lou’s Restaurant Park Printing Parties & More PECO Energy Philadelphia Phillies Roosevelt Paper Scotland Run Golf Club Slamm Creative TKO Visual Communications The Capital Grille Valley National Gases LLC Versa Fit Studio Waste Management

 *** List compiled as of print date ***

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010
12-4:30 PM ~ WACHOVIA CENTER

PRICING FOR 2010 FLYERS WIVES CARNIVAL

FLYERS ALUMNI SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
(subject to change):

Frank Bialowas Bob Clarke Bill Clement Gary Dornhoefer

Bob Kelly Rick MacLeish Bernie Parent Brian Propp

Don Saleski Dave Schultz Joe Watson