Wish Kids Who Met Brett Favre to be Surprised With Tickets to Jets Game
'Live' on 106.7 Thom Abraham Show Thursday
Club Level Tickets Donated by Jamison Bedding
WHAT: Two kids received wishes to meet Brett Favre - and continue to be experts on Favre and his stats. They have been told their parents could not acquire tickets for next Sunday's Jets game. Imagine their surprise when Thom Abraham tells them 'live' on his 106.7 ESPN radio show that they have club level seats, thanks to Jamison Bedding!
WHERE: Cumulus Radio
10 Music Circle East, Nashville. (615) 321- 1067
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
November 20, 2008
BACKGROUND:
« Both Josh and Jacob were treated like stars on their wish trips to meet Brett Favre.
« Jamison Bedding has donated 4 club level seats for the New York Jets November 23 game so that these two kids could see their favorite player at the Titans-Jets game!
« The kids don't know yet - they'll learn of their surprise 'live' on the Thom Abraham Show Thursday!
Murfreesboro's Jacob Boone, now 18, is an expert on the stats of quarterback Brett Favre. Jacob, a cancer survivor, travelled with his family on his wish trip to Lambeau Field in 2005. He arrived to the Packers locker room to discover lockers in their name and a Packers jersey to wear for the game. Later he met Brett Favre and spent time with the team, then watched the Christmas Day game from a suite!
After learning he was in remission from leukemia, Spring Hill's 16-year-old Josh Nienow arrived in Detroit and traveled by limousine from his hotel to Lambeau Field in December, 2004. Nienow recalled, 'When Brett walked up to me, I handed my mom my cane and knew nothing was going to hold me back. I lined up, Favre took shotgun, hiked the ball and I took off. Favre dropped back and threw the pass. I ran my route and caught the ball! I knew I just caught a lifelong dream!'
'It is truly rewarding to provide tickets to these special Brett Favre fans for such an important game,' said Frank Gorrell, President of Jamison Bedding. 'We are really looking forward to sharing a very special Sunday with Jacob and Josh.' In addition to providing club level Titans tickets to wish kids, Jamison Bedding has donated more than $25,000 to the foundation in 2008.
This is the second time Thom Abraham has surprised wish kids 'live' on his sports show. Earlier this year, he surprised Jordan Cimini with the news he would get his wish to go to ESPN Week-end in Orlando. 'Our listeners were truly inspired by Jordan's surprise, and this Thursday should be just as special,' said Abraham.
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About The Thom Abraham Show
ESPN 106.7 The Fan is Nashville's primary ESPN Radio affiliate.
The Thom Abraham Show debuted in Avon, NY, a suburb of Rochester, in spring, 1998, on WYSL 1040-AM. The show was the station's only locally hosted, long form talk show and rapidly built a loyal following.
Thom took over a morning time slot that was drawing a listenership of just over 600. In six ratings periods, over 2 years, listenership grew to 1150, 3700, 6800, 8200 and finally over 11,000. Sales at the station doubled during this period. In Spring of 2004, the show moved to Huntsville, AL, on Sportsradio 730 WUMP and to afternoon drive. The Show once again experienced tremendous growth and has become a fixture on the Huntsville sports scene. In July of 2007, the show moved to Nashville, TN on ESPN106.7 the FAN. The show continues to be heard in Huntsville on Sportsradio 730 the UMP as well.
Thom's background includes 11 years of coaching at the High School and College level. In high school, Thom earned 4 varsity letters in Football and Wrestling. After passing on an opportunity to play football at Ashland College in Ohio, Thom played one year of Hockey at St. John Fisher College in upstate New York, and spent one season on the school's golf team.
About Jamison Bedding
Founded in 1883 in Nashville, TN, Jamison Bedding has relied on excellent craftsmanship and state of the art manufacturing methods to produce quality mattresses and box springs throughout the last 125 years. Jamison Bedding's commitment to manufacturing top-quality bedding has made Jamison one of the most respected bedding manufacturers in the country.
The company's mission is based on three principles: quality craftsmanship, customer service and family. 'Our philosophy is simple,' said Frank Gorrell. 'We don't want to be the biggest. We want to be the best.'
With over 400 retailers throughout the southeast and commercial alliances with Hypnos Bedding, Intercontinental Hotels, Choice Hotels, and a 40-year history with Marriott, Jamison Bedding is one of the largest bedding suppliers in the United States.
About The Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 67 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 161,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception.
The Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is the youngest Make-a-Wish Chapter in the country and recently received national awards for Excellence in Chapter Performance and The Infinite Wish. The chapter has granted more than 600 wishes in Middle Tennessee since its founding in 2000. Individuals interested in helping can visit the Make-A-Wish website at www.midtnwishes.org, call (615) 259-2324, or send donations to The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee, 209 10th Avenue South, Suite 527, Nashville, TN, 37203.
