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Q1 | 2020 Inside this issue • MBTA Service Continues at Foxboro Station • Faces of Foxborough: David Andrews • 2020 Gillette Stadium Events Announced • Revolution Open New Training Facility • Resident Enjoys Garth Brooks Dive Bar Show Quarterly Insight into the Progress and Philanthropy of Kraft Sports + Entertainment Partners in Patriotism to our neighbors in foxborough e here at Gillette Stadium together and we will be here for the Wrealize that life as we community during and after this know it has drastically changed latest storm lifts. In the meantime, over the past few weeks, and many we hope this newsletter provides RESIDENT REWARDS PROGRAM of the things we take for granted a welcome and informative in our day-to-day lives are elusive. distraction and we thank you for OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT We share in the continued The Resident Rewards Program is now your feeling of privilege of open for enrollment for all Foxborough uncertainty, sharing this residents. Residents can register for the but we know wonderful Resident Rewards Program online at gil- that we will get community lettestadium.com/partners-in-patriotism and through this with us. will be required to submit documentation proving residence. Enrollment is rolling difficult period We need and will remain open for the duration of together. each other the program. During now more than The first offering under this new initia- challenging ever. Please tive will be an exclusive sale for Taylor times in our don’t hesitate Swift’s sold-out Lover Fest East shows at neighborhood to reach Gillette Stadium July 31 and August 1, and in our out to us at 2020. A select amount of tickets have country, we take comfort in FoxboroResidents@gillettestadium. been set aside for Foxborough residents and will be available through the Resident continuity and welcome any sense com. We know the situation is fluid Rewards Program in early spring. Resi- of normalcy that may come to us. and constantly changing and we dents can purchase tickets through their With that in mind, we present the will work to provide you with the registered accounts and tickets will be 2020 Q-1 Partners in Patriotism most current information through sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Newsletter, a publication you have our Partners in Patriotism Twitter come to expect in your mailbox and Facebook pages, and online at See REWARDS, Page 2 each quarter throughout the www.GilletteStadium.com. year. While many Patriot Place Find Partners in Patriotism on Social Media tenants are closed for the moment, Please continue to take care of Find Partners in Patriotism on Twitter by following @PIPFoxboro and on Facebook by liking “Partners stadium events are on hiatus and yourselves and one another. in Patriotism.” These accounts are dedicated to many of our community’s well- news and information important to the Foxbor- loved events have been put on Sincerely, ough community and pro- vides the Kraft Group with hold, we remind you that the Kraft another way to regularly Group and the people of Foxboro Your Neighbors at One engage with its neighbors. have weathered many storms Patriot Place Partners in Patriotism Partners in Patriotism Foxboro Station Service Rolls On **Notice** Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, Foxboro Station will run on a reduced schedule until further notice. For more information, visit mbta.com/coronavirus. Weekday service connecting Foxborough and Boston continues at Foxboro Station where commuters have enjoyed a variety of benefits exclusive to the station. As part of continued efforts to recognize and reward Foxboro Station commuters, the Kraft Group and Pa- triot Place, in partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Town of Foxbor- ough, announced that free parking will extend through- out the spring. The free parking program originally ran from Jan. 1 through March 31, and Foxboro Station commuters saved over $80 per month. “After the success and overwhelmingly positive feed- back from our free parking pilot, it was an easy decision to extend this offering,” said Brian Earley, vice president Patriot Place staff surprised Foxboro Station commuters on Valentine’s Day with flowers. and general manager of Patriot Place. “As part of ongo- tenants, and the ability to enter exclusive contests. As ing initiatives at Foxboro Station, this exciting opportu- one of these benefits, commuter Jaime Gilbride won nity will allow our valued commuters to continue to park dinner for two at Davio’s Far Niente Wine Dinner and for free in our commuter lot and will encourage com- enjoyed a five-course meal paired with a variety of wine. muters to try this new service.” “I loved everything about the dinner and would defi- Foxboro Station parking offers less congestion nitely do something like that again in a heartbeat,” Gil- than neighboring stations, featuring over 500 park- bride said. “The service, hospitality, food and wine were ing spaces in designated Lot 4C. To access this lot, all phenomenal. Winning the contest was really nice commuters can enter at P1 and follow signage to the and I felt appreciated for being a Foxborough rider.” clearly marked lot. From the free parking to exclusive giveaways, Fox- Patriot Place has also recognized commuters each boro Station offers something special for every com- month, gifting them Trader Joe’s flower bouquets muter. Residents wishing to ask questions or offer for Valentine’s Day and offering exclusive giveaways, feedback should email the Foxboro Station inbox at including gift cards to Patriot Place and Patriot Place [email protected]. REWARDS: Exclusive resident sale for Taylor Swift’s sold-out Lover Fest East is first offering From PAGE 1 Please note that manage- have the ability to purchase be more user-friendly than Questions, can be found ment reserves the right to tickets to concerts and other preexisting processes and will online at gillettestadium. limit or cancel any purchases Gillette Stadium events during serve as a singular location com/partners-in-patriotism. that run counter to the objec- designated sale windows, for purchasing, downloading Any further questions or tive of the Resident Rewards and download complimen- and storing tickets. comments can be directed Program. tary tickets to the Patriots More information on the to FoxboroResidents@ Among other benefits, veri- annual in-stadium practice. Resident Rewards Program, gillettestadium.com. fied residents who register will This streamlined program will including Frequently Asked 2 Partners in Patriotism David Andrews: A Face of Foxborough Patriots center and team and now wife, Mackenzie, captain David Andrews hails decided they needed to find from Johns Creek, Ga., but a larger place to live in Town. has found a second home in While Andrews was on the Foxborough. The five-year vet- road in Denver for the 2015 eran out of the University of AFC Championship, Mack- Georgia said that even though enzie found an in-law suite the two states he’s called owned and lying adjacent to home lie on opposite ends of the home of Lori Martin and the East Coast, he sees deep- her family. Following the nar- seated similarities between row loss in Denver, the couple the two. toured the space and forged “Parts of Foxborough re- what Martin described as an mind me a lot of where I went “instant connection” with her to college in Athens [Ga.],” and her family. After gaining Andrews said. “It’s a football permission for the couple’s town and it’s a hard-working German Shepard and cat to town, a blue-collar town, and stay with them, the Andrews I love seeing the community decided the in-law suite was Andrews is a constant presence around Town, spending time at local favorites like Gunther come together for Patriots a perfect fit and lived there Tooties, the Fish and Game Club, and the Reservoir and participating in events like Founders Day. games. It reminds me a lot of for the next several years, college and being in Athens creating a deep bond with the and seeing the town start Martin family and Foxborough. to come alive Friday nights, Martin, who was born in Friday afternoons in college Foxborough and has lived in and then Saturday, Sunday Town for the vast majority of mornings here. It’s just a her life, says that Andrews unique feeling and I feel like if has become engrained in Fox- you’re not in it, you don’t really borough over the years. get it sometimes.” “He makes himself acces- As rookies often do, An- sible,” Martin said. “He talks drews moved into Foxborough to people in the community, after signing with the Patriots he’s approachable. He gets as an undrafted free agent out there and he’s part of the in 2015. After Bryan Stork, community, he really is. We then a stalwart at the center keep saying that he’s going position, started the season to stay here forever because on short-term injured reserve, he’s a face of the community.” Andrews was thrust into a The Andrewses have since Lori Martin and her husband Carl, became close with David Andrews and his wife Mackenzie starting role for the defending moved out of the in-law suite after the Andrewses moved into the Martin’s in-law suite in 2016. The families remain close. Super Bowl Champions. He to a different part of Town, but friends at the Foxboro Fish “The Town definitely has has also been named team maintain a deep bond with the and Game Club and grabbing embraced me and my wife captain for the past three Martins. Martin and her family food at Gunther Tooties and and made us feel at home seasons.