PEORIA, Ill. – Sam's Club has become the newest member of the Bradley Athletics corporate sponsorship family, joining the Braves as a Silver level sponsor that will support elements of men's basketball games at Carver Arena during the 2012-13 season.
“Bradley Athletics appreciates the support of Sam's Club as a part of the 2012-13 basketball season,” said Bradley Director of Athletics Dr. Michael Cross. “I know that our fans will appreciate the special elements that will be part of our men's basketball games this year, which are made possible through the support of Sam's Club.”
As part of its overall sponsorship package, Sam's Club will be the presenting sponsor of the “Up Close and Personal” video element spotlighting the student-athletes during four men's basketball games during the 2012-13 season, as well as the Red Panda performance at halftime of the Dec. 1 Bradley men's basketball game versus Michigan. A popular halftime entertainment act, Red Panda flips bowls into an every-growing stack on her head while riding a unicycle and owns the world record for her act. Sam's Club also will receive LED courtside signage at Carver Arena throughout the 2012-13 Bradley men's basketball season.
“Sam's Club is delighted to be a Silver sponsor of Bradley University Athletics,” said Chuck Morrill, general manager of the Peoria Sam's Club. “The core values of their program – accountability, courage, diligence, integrity and respect – are important to building respectable individuals that will enhance communities. Sam's Club is proud to provide support to such an excellent program.”
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Founded in 1897, Bradley University is a distinctive, medium-size, comprehensive private institution of higher learning and the 85-acre campus is located in Peoria, the largest metropolitan area in central Illinois. With approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students, Bradley offers the opportunities and choices of a larger university (with over 130 programs in five colleges, including the traditional sciences plus a graduate school) with the quality, personal attention and challenge of a small private college. Bradley is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, the second oldest conference in the nation, and boasts 15 NCAA Division I men's and women's athletic teams.
