2018 Mascot Games Sponsorship Package June 22 & 23, 2018 Amway Center - Orlando, FL Proceeds to Benefit The Mascot Games™ The Mascot Games features professional mascots from sports teams around the country competing in a variety of games in two exciting shows. Fans enjoy thrilling and pulse-pounding competition, as mascots from MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and NCAA teams battle through wild and wacky games to see who is the true champion of the mascot world. New Hope for Kids This large scale sports entertainment event is owned and operated by New Hope for Kids, a Central Florida based 501(c)(3) organization. Their mission is to support children and families grieving the death of a loved one and to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses in Central Florida. Our audience The Mascot Games is an annually anticipated event by Central Florida families. The majority of the target audience are college educated. The three main ethicity groups that attend the event are Caucaisian, Hispanic and African American. Most families have attended the event in the past, however 39% of attendees experienced The Games for the first time in 2017. <21 21-30 31-40 75% Age 41-50 Female 51-60 60+ 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Volusia County 6.9% Lake County Caucasian Orange 10.34% County Hispanic 41.38% Ethnicity County African American Breakdown Other 16.09% Other Seminole 0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% County 25.29% Source: 2016 Mascot Games post event survey Why Sponsor the Mascot Games? Engage your target market with a one of a kind experience that creates a lasting connection to your brand. The Mascot Games offers Central Florida businesses an opportunity to get involved with a unique, energy-filled event. Businesses are provided with a variety of options to generate brand awareness in an engaging environment. In addition to the connection with a highly visible event, businesses also align with the Central Florida charity, New Hope for Kids. We understand activation and are willing to customize where possible to meet your needs and expectations. Talk to us about your brand and marketing objectives. 2017 Mascot Roster Captain Fear Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carlton Toronto Maple Leafs Champ Dallas Mavericks 2017 Poster Chomps Cleveland Browns Coyote San Antonio Spurs Fin Vancouver Canucks Franklin Philadelphia 76ers Hugo Charlotte Hornets Jaxson De Ville Jacksonville Jaguars Kingston Orlando City Soccer Knightro UCF Knights Lil Red Nebraska Cornhuskers Louie St. Louis Blues N.J. Devil New Jersey Devils Rangers Captain Texas Rangers Rocky the Bull University of South Florida Rowdy Dallas Cowboys Sebastian U of Miami Hurricanes Shades Orlando Solar Bears Stanley Florida Panthers STUFF Orlando Magic Thunderbug Tampa Bay Lightning Tommyhawk Chicago Blackhawks INSIDE THIS SECTION LOCAL DEATHS ........................................B4 LOTTERY ......................................B2 &STATE THINGS TO DO............................B2 Sunday, June 25, 2017 Section B Disney’s In Brief He survived Pulse, Teen theft suspect monorail found dead in lake An 18-year-old man who ran from Orange County deputies and is adored into a lake was found dead Sat- now fights cancer urday after 14 hours of searching. by many Deputies last saw Clarence Lake Despite new setback, Johnathan Amaya has persevered III from a helicopter Friday as he Ride delights all from swam across Lake Sherwood and By Naseem S. Miller appeared in distress. He was kids to pub crawlers Staff Writer found in the water about 3 p.m. A medical examiner will determine By Gabrielle Russon For the first time in his what caused his death, but inves- Staff Writer young life, Johnathan Amaya tigators do not suspect foul play. started keeping a journal. 2017 Marketing & Media Deputies were called about1:15 The three Rude brothers walked His counselor recom- a.m. Friday to Hawthorne Grove into the mostempty monorail car,a mended it two weeks after he Apartments near Good Homes wondrous place that felt like it was narrowly escaped the barrage Road and Colonial Drive in west aplayground in motion. of bullets that were un- Orange County after a car alarm “Sit down,” their grandmother, Printleashed a year ago at the went off. Three teenageOnlineboys Chris Crabill of Ohio,ordered to no Pulse nightclub. were seen running away, sheriff’s avail. “Safety first.” Amaya began to fill the spokeswoman Sgt. Ingrid Tejada- But there were photographs for Orlandopages. He wrote Weeklyabout his Monforte said. Deputies caught Carson Rude, 9, to snap over the goals and plans. He wrote and arrested a17-year-oldAttractionsand an Magazine Seven Seas Lagoon and the grip about his new tattoos, which 18-year-old, but Lake got away. He pole for Deakin, 5, to swing on, Elcove Osceolar his right arm. A Starnd he SARAH ESPEDIDO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER left a backpack with stoleOrlandon items Sentinel: Article & Calendar of Events while middle child Aiden, 7, wrote about getting admitted Johnathan Amaya, who worked at Pulse nightclub, has survived in a shed at a Lowe’s store where sprawled on the empty seat as they Theto the Un Winteriversity of Centr Parkal the Observermass shooting and its aftermath — only to have to face cancer. he was hiding before he went into whizzed closer to the Magic King- Florida’s criminal justice pro- the lake, investigators said.Daytona Beach News Journal: Article & Video dom. gram and receiving $25,000 ing halt again on May 1 — motherapy at Orlando David Harris, Gal Tziperman Thereis ajoyto themonorail for Seminolefrom the OneOrlando ChronicleFund when doctors told him he Health’s UF Health Cancer Lotan WFTV: Online Video Feature adults and children alike. as a survivor of the Pulse had Acute T-Cell Lympho- Center. “And I was like, now I “Nothing screams Disney World tragedy. blastic Lymphoma, a rare gotta start over again, kind of like the monorail,” said Daniel PlaygroundHe started to feel better Magazine, form of cancer (distributionthat affects like after Pulse 10,000).” ‘Touch therapy’Apopkalands Chief Miller, who runs a podcast and has little by little. In March, he mostly young men. He had noticed a lingering Polk counselor in jail nearly 14,000 followers who read Lifestylegot a job as a barbac Magazinek at The “I had (distributionstarted my life again che st60,000)pain shortly after his APolk County psychothMyerapis Centralt Florida Family about his theme park adventures Hammered Lamb, which is and then everything got 25th birthday April 14. It kept was arrested Thursday on under his Twitter handle Orangewhat he loved doing Countyat Pulse. flipped Libraryaround whSystemen I got getting worse. He started charges of sexual misconduct Drunk@Disney. “It’s Disney in a He started to get his routine sick,” Amaya said on a recent having sharp pains on his after a client accused himMacaroniof inap- Kid (11 publishers) nutshell.” back: work, gym, friends. morning while waiting to propriately touching her, the Disney World has played into ElBu Sentinelt it all came to a screech- start his second round of che- Please turn to SURVIVOR, B3 Lakeland police Half a dozFun4Kidsen (7 publications) that appeal, sponsoring a five- women previously had made course progressive dinner where similar allegations. The woman visitors eat at the three resorts on Orlando Sentinel - Scott Maxwell Story went to Anthony H. Conti, Jr., 72, the monorail loop. The company for therapy three times between even sells monorail blazoned socks December 2014 and January 2015. and others items paying homage to During a January 2015 appRadiooint- the ride that has existed since 1971 ment, Conti performed “touch when the Magic Kingdom first therapy” that left the 33-year-old opened. victim “uncomfortable,Overconfused 500 spots on 8 iHeart Radio Stations And while there is no formal [and] scared,” according to police. gathering, many Meetup groups He told her the therapy would organize bar crawls on the mono- help “release serotonin levels and rail. They stop at the resort lounges help her feel more balanced,” to buy fancy drinks served in pine- police said. The woman stopped apples or topped with glowing seeing Conti and in MarcEventh 2015 Posters plastic ice cubes. notified the Employee Assistance “You don’t have to drive. You Program that referred her to him, don’t take a taxi. You just board the authorities said. The polPostersice were distributed throughout Central Florida monorail,” said Clayton Cannon, reportedly not notified then. an engineer from DeBary who Conti practices at TonyOversizedConti, posters placed in 85 Wawa locations leads the “Fellowship of the M.A. Counseling Center in Lake- Mouse” Meetup group that held land. He was arrested in Septem- three monorail events last year. ber after the six other patiinents Central Florida for seven weeks leading up to His monorail pub crawls typi- accused him. He was out on bail cally happen near the holidays and when he was arrested Thursday. sometimes draw up to 300 people the Games —some of whom travel from as far Amelia Cheatham away as Ireland or Canada to at- tend, he said. Residents tied up But for all the monorail’s charm, with electrical cords there have also been complaints E-Mail Newsletter from park-goers as the ride breaks Three men entered an apart- down, stranding passengers, or ment early Friday, tied up the those who suffer from faulty air AILEEN PERILLA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER occupants with electricalOrlandocords Regional Chamber of Commerce conditioning. Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell mugs for a team photo while coaching the red team and struck one in the head with a It can feel like a morning rush Friday in the Mascot Games at the Amway Center in Orlando. pistol before robbing the home, hour on a big-city commuter train Clermont police said.