By Renee Larr
The NFL Mascots vs. Pee Wees Game 2017 will return June 29 at Carmel High School. The game is held in conjunction with the NFL Mascot Summit.
“We started the summit last year. It’s a week of business meetings for all of us to get better with community initiatives,” said Trey Mock, mascot coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts. “We also wanted to come together and come up with a great event to benefit the community of Indianapolis.”
Last year the games raised more than $5,000 for Special Olympics of Indiana and $5,000 for a family that had just lost a young boy to cancer.
“This year we’re doing the same thing. This year all the proceeds are going to Make-A-Wish and the Colts Foundation, which is our not-for-profit of the Indianapolis Colts. It allows us to do all the things we do in the community,” Mock said.
Gates open at 4 p.m. The NFL mascots will be present for an autograph session from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
“The AFC mascots will come out first, and then the NFC will come out. We’ll also have all of our inflatables out there,” Mock said. “People will get to do the quarterback toss and go down the inflatable slide. We also have a Play 60 zone out on the field so kids will be able to run some actual NFL drills on the field.”
At 6 p.m. the field will be cleared and pre-game festivities and the national anthem will be performed. The game starts at 6:30 p.m.
“The mascots will play four pee wee teams. Each team will get a quarter,” Mock said.
Teams include Carmel Dad’s Club Pups, Westfield Youth Sports Shamrocks, Avon Junior Athletic Association and Zionsville Youth Football League.
The cost is $5 in advance or $7 day of the game. To purchase tickets, visit colts.com/fanzone/mascot/mascot-game.html.
