Royals Charities Ramp Up In-Stadium Fundraiser With Pointstreak 5050

Royals Charities Ramp Up In-Stadium Fundraiser With Pointstreak 5050 

 

When the Kansas City Royals take the field for their first home game of the 2013 MLB season, they will do so with a new partner Pointstreak 5050.  Royals Charities and Pointstreak 5050 are teaming together on an innovative platform to raise funds for the Kansas City community and region through a new, automated 5050 raffle at Kauffman Stadium.  Gone are the old 50/50 Fridays, in which Royals volunteers manually sold raffle tickets by hand. The new Pointstreak 5050 system enables tickets to be sold every game through automated devices. Jackpot totals are also displayed in real time on Crown Vision, LED ribbons and monitors throughout Kauffman Stadium.

 

"Our 50/50 Fridays were becoming so popular. It’s a huge win for our fans to get to experience the Pointstreak 5050 system at every game.  We’ve seen what the system has done around the league for other teams. Our fans should expect huge jackpots and enjoy the added convenience," said Toby Cook, VP of Community Affairs & Publicity for the Kansas City Royals.  "By utilizing the Pointstreak 5050 platform, Royals Charities will exponentially increase our in-game fundraising, allowing us to further support children-based charities in the greater Kanas City area.”

 

Fans have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets from the time gates open until the end of the sixth inning. One winning ticket will be selected with the winner taking home half of the evening's net proceeds. The other half will be donated to Royals Charities.

 

Chris Meyer of Pointstreak 5050 added, "The commitment to the local community that the Kansas City Royals display on a daily basis is unparalleled. We are truly proud to be a partner and support the cause.  The Royals and Royals Charities are going to be tremendous partners with Pointstreak 5050 as we open the 2013 MLB season.  In addition to the added excitement we provide at the ballpark, 5050's most rewarding accomplishment is knowing we help to support those in need throughout the local community.”

 

About Royals Charities:  The Kansas City Royals and Royals Charities are committed to being active members of the Kansas City community and region. Created in 2001, Royals Charities strives to support children, education, youth baseball/softball, and military in and around the Kansas City area. The foundation accomplishes this mission through financial donations, as well as in-kind support, including memorabilia, tickets and publicity. Royals Charities raised more than $750,000 in 2012 to help provide support to children-based charities in the greater Kansas City area including Operation Breakthrough, Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Kansas City, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Under the leadership of the Glass family, Royals Charities has donated more than $7 million dollars in grants since its inception. 

 

About Pointstreak 5050: Pointstreak 5050 (Formerly 5050 Central), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc., is an electronic 50/50 raffle management system that drives consumer participation in raffle events while providing accountability to the raffle process.  The Pointstreak 5050 system electronically captures every transaction while providing updated real-time raffle information to display devices located throughout the venue. Tickets are sold to fans through fixed touch-screen terminals and mobile devices, creating an effortless data collection system providing faster sales transaction, longer selling periods, accountability and substantial increases in average raffle proceeds. Pointstreak 5050 boasts some of sports' best brands as clients, including the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Braves, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes and Columbus Blue Jackets.

 

For more information, visit www.pointstreak5050.com.