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Boca Raton Bowl Celebrates 10-Game Milestone;

Stats Demonstrate Event’s Impact On Palm Beach County

With its 10-game milestone mixologists and brewmasters cooked up originals at the is recruited to help share Bowl news with family, friends,
this year, the RoofClaim. annual Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase & College Spirit employees, colleagues, customers, clients, and nonprofit
com Boca Raton Bowl Nights in Boca Raton and Palm Beach Outlets. organizations. They’re also encouraged to engage and
is set to shine an even • Fifteen schools have played in the Bowl, including promote the game and pre-events in their neighborhoods,
brighter national spotlight three that played twice, annually drawing team coaches, businesses, nonprofit/community organizations, youth
on the only NCAA-sanctioned players and families, university leadership, alumni and and adult sports/recreation leagues, and veterans’
post-season college bowl game played in Palm Beach supporters, Bowl referees, visitors and news media communities.
County. The celebrated annual holiday-timed football from several states. All yielded significant tourism and For frequent news and countdown event updates,
destination tradition that lives up to its other name, economic impacts generated from booking more than visit roofclaimbocaratonbowl.com and/or follow through
“Boca’s Biggest Annual Outdoor Party,” will kick off the 75,000 hotel rooms. social media on Facebook (Facebook.com/BocaBowl),
Thursday evening before Christmas, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. in • Sporting a champion full-field advantage, this year’s Twitter (@BocaBowl), and Instagram (@BocaBowl).
the FAU Stadium. It will air live nationally on ESPN, as Bowl partners include RoofClaim.com, Palm Beach To explore partner opportunities, contact Stephanie
well as on ESPN Radio and locally on ESPN 106.3 FM. County, City of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County Sports Prince-Springmyer, Good Karma Brands at sprince@
Featuring all the pomp and circumstance of a Commission, Discover the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach goodkarmabrands.com or by phone at (561) 693-8320.
traditional bowl game experience, the destination football International Airport, ESPN West Palm, South Florida
event is a high-energy, entertaining experience for college Fair, Florida Blue, Baptist Health South Florida, The
football fans and non-fans alike, especially those who live, Breakers Palm Beach, Hilton West Palm Beach, ABC
work, play and visit in Palm Beach County. Conference Supply, CP Group/BRiC, Brightline, Duffy’s Sports
affiliations for this year’s matchup have agreements Grill, Bank of America, Truist, FPL, Cox Science Center Nov. 24
with five conferences: American Athletic Conference, and Aquarium, Grimes Events and Party Tents, Kaye
Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain Communications PR & Marketing.
West Conference, Sun Belt Conference, plus select Bowl Champions Community
independents for berths in the game. In the countdown to kickoff each year, RoofClaim.
By-The-Numbers: Stats Tell The Story com Boca Raton Bowl has:
• Since its debut in Palm Beach County nine years □ Raised more than $300,000 to benefit nonprofit
ago in 2014, the Bowl has had more than 30 million charity partner Spirit of Giving;
tune in for the live airing on ESPN and ABC, and over □ Provided 35,000-plus tickets to community
150 hours on global television (live and replays). More nonprofits, schools, veterans, youth sports leagues. Nov. 27
than 150,000 have enjoyed the pregame VIP Hospitality “To ramp up even more excitement for this year’s
“Tailgate” Tent Festivities and attended the game. matchup, our 10-game milestone demonstrates the sport’s
• Through the years, there have been more than 80 authority, economic impact and community asset of this
Bowl partners (sponsors, alliances, etc.), 50 executive national spotlight on our county,” shared RoofClaim.com
committee members and 100 engaged Community Boca Raton Bowl Executive Director Doug Mosley. “We
Captains. More than 800 countdown events/activations look forward to generating a fan-tastic bowl-boosting
include this year’s Women Changing the Game wave of Palm Beach County pride and cheer in the
receptions, Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase/Boca, Great countdown to this holiday-timed family fun and football Nov. 28
Chefs Tailgate Showcase/WPB, the City of Boca Raton event with residents, businesses, tourism partners and
Holiday Parade, Boca Chamber breakfast, pep rallies, etc. community groups.”
• More than 3,200 have attended pep rallies in In addition to attending the RoofClaim.com Boca
Mizner Park, CityPlace and Jupiter. More than 45 chefs, Raton Bowl and free pregame family fest, the community