Vet Tix Distributes 100,000 football tickets to Military Families across the United States in 2015

Tempe, ARIZ.  ­- In partnership with the NCAA, NFL and Arena Football League the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) provided nearly 100,000 tickets; which is 17% of the total of 560,000 tickets that Vet Tix provided this year to military members from all across the country.

"Veteran Tickets Foundation has been overwhelmed by the generosity of our football season ticket donors, team ticket donors and partner organizations including 21 bowl games in 2015. The value of those tickets was approximately $4.6 million. With their support our military, veterans and their families have been able to access more than 560,000 tickets to events in all 50 states. This is an increase of more than 100,000 total tickets served over last year," said Edward Rausch, Chief Operating Officer, chairman & founder of the Veteran Tickets Foundation.

Vet Tix donations go a long way in providing our military veterans with great memories of our nation passion, peace of mind and entertainment that many don't get to experience. The  most recent online Vet Tix survey of more than 28,000 respondents backs this claim when it found that 79% of all members don't attend events because they cannot afford it, while 15% found that the comfort of being around other veterans in public at these events is the biggest reason for attending.

Al Maag, Vet Tix Chief Marketing Officer stated, “In another Vet Tix survey it was noted a family of four spends approximately $100 at a game on team items, parking and refreshments. So it’s a win win win for all those involved. It is our hope more NFL, NCAA and Arena League teams see our program as a tremendous benefit to our military families by filling empty seats, which in many cases there are a lot of them. Additional highlights in 2015 were a few teams used Vet Tix in their 50-50 raffles and put Vet Tix on their website as an option for season ticket holders to donate unused tickets”.

For more information please visit Veteran Tickets Foundation website and/or contact Tiffany Hoffman at thoffman@vettix.org

About Vet Tix
Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation supporting our military community. Vet Tix has provided over 1.8 million free event tickets to currently serving military, veterans and family members of those killed in action to sporting events, concerts, performing arts and family activities. Our military and veterans experience many difficult transitions as they reintegrate into their families, communities, and eventually, into civilian life. Attending events improves morale, strengthens family bonds through shared interests and encourages service members to stay engaged with local communities and American life. In gratitude for their service and to support their reintegration, Vet Tix is dedicated to giving back to those who gave us so much. Donations are eligible for tax deductions. Please visit our website www.VetTix.org.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook