Nice job!
METS DONATE 4,000 TICKETS TO MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
FLUSHING, N.Y., May 2, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced the team has donated 4,000 tickets to military members and their families for tomorrow’s game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field.
Working in conjunction with the USO, the Mets distributed 2,000 tickets to tomorrow’s series opening game with the defending World Series champion Giants to all five branches of the military – Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.
In addition, the first 2,000 members of the military who show a valid military I.D. at the Day of Game Ticket Sales Window at Citi Field will receive complimentary tickets for themselves and their guests. Military personnel can receive their tickets, limited to six per party, starting two hours before tomorrow’s 7:10 game.
Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Elizabeth Quiñones will sing God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch of tomorrow’s game.
Today’s donation complements the Mets’ season-long policy of providing a free ticket to any active service member who presents a valid military I.D. at the Citi Field ticket office.
Not a bad way to unload $3 seats.
WOW and I just found this out? I better make my way there…
So this begs the tax question… if you donate 4,000 tickets that have no actual real world value, yet you claim they have a value of anywhere from $20-$500 depending on the seat location, how does the tax police view that donation? Id actually be a little offended if the Mets try to use this as a tax write off. Im fine with the donation and think its admirable but I seem to think they are going to use this as a write off as well and scam the public out of more money.