Oct. 28, 2010
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By Josh Molino
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Several members of the UCF cheer and dance squads brought smiles and spirit to the children at Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital Wednesday afternoon. UCF mascot Knightro was the big hit of the morning visit, giving high-fives and hugs to all the children in attendance.
The children got the chance to step away from their life at the hospital, engaging in arts and crafts, reading books, and even playing games like bowling and tennis on the Nintendo Wii with the Knights.
Each child displayed a little bit of their personality in the short time with the spirit squad. Some children were laughing, all were smiling, but most importantly the kids were able to spend time being kids for a few hours and enjoy the festivities of Halloween.
"It's so important for the children in the hospital to not only know, but experience how much the community cares for them. The interactions between UCF representatives and the children was a perfect way to accomplish this. For an hour, patients who have been through so much were able to escape from their hospitalization and enjoy just being a kid," commented Jennie Cerny, certified child life specialist, on the visit.
The visit was in conjunction with this weekend's football game. This Saturday, UCF Athletics and Bright House Networks Stadium are hosting Healthcare Provider Day for the football game against East Carolina. Special reduced price tickets are available to members of the health care business by calling the Athletics Ticket Office.
Saturday also serves as Scout Day at Bright House Networks Stadium. Boy and Girl Scouts and their families can purchase a reduced price ticket, with the scouts participating in a pregame clinic and a receiving a commemorative game patch. For more information contact the Athletics Ticket Office at (407) 823-1000.
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The Knights have two more exciting home games left in the 2010 regular season, both of which will help determine the Conference USA East Division champion. Standing at 3-0 in C-USA play, UCF's biggest league rivals come to town on Saturday, Oct. 30 with the East Carolina Pirates, 4-0 in C-USA play. The home finale will be Saturday, Nov. 13 against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 2-1 in the league this year. Saturday's game will also feature Knightro's Halloween Pregame Bash on IOA Plaza and also one lucky UCF fan will be selected as the 1,000,000th fan to come to Bright House Networks Stadium since it opened in 2007.
An affordable two-game mini-plan for the remaining 2010 home football games at Bright House Networks Stadium is currently available by calling the UCF Athletics Ticket Office at 407-UCF-1000 or logging on to UCFAthletics.com.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store.