PETROSUN INDEPENDENCE BOWL
TICKET RENEWAL MAILOUT COMPLETE

October 9, 2007

Shreveport, La. - PetroSun Independence Bowl officials announced on Monday that all tickets for the 2007 game scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. on ESPN at Independence Stadium have been shipped via UPS and certified mail.

All game tickets were shipped out for all those who renewed their tickets prior to Oct. 4. Event order forms were included to all those who renewed their tickets from last year and to those customers who placed new orders.

Ticket holders wishing to order tickets to any of the public Bowl Week events are urged to do so as soon as possible by using the event order form provided with their game tickets. Ticket holders may purchase tickets to any of the public events as well as passes for the shuttle bus by filling out the enclosed form and returning it with a credit card number or check to the PetroSun Independence Bowl office. The address is listed on the order form.

PetroSun Independence Bowl officials would like to remind all ticket holders that tickets are sent by either UPS or as Certified Mail and must be signed for. Ticket holders are reminded to keep their tickets in a safe place until gameday, as tickets cannot be replaced once they have been received.

Anyone who renewed their tickets and does not receive them by Monday, Oct. 15 should contact the Bowl Office at 318.221.0712 or 888.414.BOWL. Sideline bench seats are still available for only $35 and the option to donate tickets to either the Kid’s Corner Youth Ticket Donation Program or the Military Ticket Initiative is always available.

Tickets to this year’s game are also available at area Brookshire’s grocery stores for $30. All Brookshire’s tickets are cash only sales and are for south endzone seating. Tickets are also available at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.

Tickets are also available for the Minuteman Luncheon and can be obtained through a variety of methods. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Independence Bowl Foundation at (318) 221-0712 or toll free at 888-414-BOWL (2695) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or at www.independencebowl.org. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Bowl office located at 401 Market Street, Suite 120 on the main floor of the American Tower in downtown Shreveport. Prices are $35 for sideline bench seating and $30 for south end zone seating.

Information on becoming a member of the Independence Bowl Foundation or a corporate sponsor of the bowl are available. Those interested may also contact the Bowl Office at 318.221.0712 or toll free at 888.414.BOWL (2695) or by visiting the bowl’s official website at www.independencebowl.org.

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