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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Ticket Office is offering the opportunity for fans to purchase and donate both football and basketball tickets to active duty and veteran military members, law enforcement officials and firefighters, through the “Tickets for Heroes” program.
This opportunity will honor heroes by providing tickets at no cost when Iowa football hosts Nebraska on Friday, Nov. 25, in the annual Hy-Vee Heroes game. The tickets are on sale at a discounted price of $52 (normally $70 per ticket), and can be purchased to donate.
Tickets will also be provided at no cost when Iowa hosts a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader on Military Appreciation Day, set for Sunday, Nov.13. The Hawkeye women’s team hosts Hampton at noon, while the men host Savannah State at 2:30 p.m. Basketball tickets purchased to donate are priced at $12.
UI athletics will work with local organizations to distribute tickets to qualifying individuals for both the football game and the basketball event.
Active Military and Veterans who are interested in tickets for the Hy-Vee Heroes game can contact Travis Arment at Military & Veteran Services at 319-384-2613, or via email at travis-arment@uiowa.edu.
Police officers and firefighters can contact Rachael Bedell at the Iowa Athletics Ticket Office at 319-384-4299, or at rachael-bedell@hawkeyesports.com.
Fans who are interested in purchasing and donating tickets for the Hy-Vee Heroes football game, or the Military Appreciate Day basketball event, may use the promotion code TICKETS4HEROES at hawkeyesports.com/tickets. Fans may also contact Rachael Bedell at the UI Athletics Ticket Office (319-384-4299), Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
