Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 | 4 p.m.
Expanded hockey coverage
The Las Vegas Wranglers announced Monday they will hold a toy drive Friday night to benefit Opportunity Village.
Fans are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls ages 5 and 6 years old to the Wranglers game at the Orleans Arena.
All donated toys will go to at-risk, first-grade children visiting the Magical Forest at Opportunity Village as part of Cheyenne's Magical School Bus Tour.
Opportunity Village is the largest private provider of vocational training, employment, advocacy and recreation for people with disabilities in Nevada and serves more than 1,100 people.
"We are so grateful for the support we have received from local businesses, civic groups and now the Las Vegas Wranglers hockey fans,” said Opportunity Village Educational Liaison Debbie Smith. "According to their teachers, for many, this will be the only Christmas gift they receive. The program is aimed at providing a unique, fun experience as well as disability awareness for these young children."
Toy Drive Night comes on the heels of a successful food drive in which Wranglers fans donated more than 4,000 pounds of food and $1,000 in cash.
The Wranglers (5-5) host the Utah Grizzles (5-3) at the Orleans Arena on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday night.
The Orleans Arena, a Boyd Gaming facility located just west of the Las Vegas Strip, is one of the nation’s leading mid-sized arenas, and was recently ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 5 internationally among venues of similar size by Venues Today Magazine.
The Arena hosts more than 200 events each year, including concerts by top names like Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Van Halen, Brooks & Dunn, Black Eyed Peas, Akon and Rihanna; family favorites like The Harlem Globetrotters and Circus Spectacular; and a wide variety of sporting events, including NCAA basketball tournaments, the West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference Basketball Championships, mixed martial arts with Superior Cage Combat, and major motorsports events.
The arena serves as home to the Las Vegas Wranglers professional ECHL hockey team, the Las Vegas Legends professional indoor soccer team, and the Lingerie Football League’s Las Vegas Sin. Stay connected to the Orleans Arena on Facebook (www.facebook.com/orleansarena) and on Twitter (@orleansarena).
Steve Silver can be reached at 948-7822 or [email protected].
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