SAN DIEGO – July 24, 2009 – Allowing thousands of fans to see the nation’s best high school baseball players for free, Aflac announced today that tickets for the 2009 All-American High School Baseball Classic are available free of charge.
This year’s game—the seventh-annual Classic—will be played on Aug. 16 at 5 p.m. PDT in PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and will once again be televised live nationally on FOX Sports Net. Baseball fans may pick up their free ticket at the PETCO Park ticket office, or request tickets online at aflacallamerican.com.
We understand the challenges many of us are facing financially right now,” said Jeff Charney, Aflac’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “As a way to show San Diego baseball fans that we have them under our wing, Aflac is allowing everyone to attend the game for free.
The seven-year-old baseball showcase features an East versus West matchup of the nation’s top high school players. For the second consecutive year, the Aflac Classic will be played in a major league venue. The 2008 showcase was played in Los Angeles’ historic Dodger Stadium. The 2006 and 2007 games were held at San Diego State University’s Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Aflac All-American Classic, however, is more than just a game. As part of its ongoing commitment to the fight against childhood cancer Aflac will make a donation to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Since 2003, the game has generated nearly $685,000 for charity.
About Aflac
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. As the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan, Aflac insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. In 2009, Aflac was recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the third consecutive year and was also named by the Reputation Institute as the Most Reputable Company in the Global Insurance Industry for the second consecutive year. In 2009 Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the eleventh consecutive year. Fortune magazine also ranked Aflac No. 1 on its global list of the Most Admired Companies in the Life and Health Insurance category. Aflac appears on Hispanic Enterprise magazine’s list of the 50 Best Companies for Supplier Diversity and on Black Enterprise magazine’s list of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity. Aflac was also named by Forbes magazine as America’s Best-Managed Company in the Insurance category. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.
