The Christmas Bowl® is a newly proposed post-season college football bowl game, located in Los Angeles, CA. The Christmas Bowl® location lends itself to some of the largest college football conference followings, as well as one of the nations largest tourist destinations. The Christmas Bowl® anticipates NCAA certification for the 2014-2017 postseason, and anticipates playing the inaugural game December, 2014 in one of the most historical stadiums in the world, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Bringing a new bowl game to the Los Angeles has been a vision of Christmas Bowl® founders Derek Dearwater and John
Perles. The Christmas
Bowl® name was adopted in recognition of the first postseason bowl game ever
played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum -- the 1924 Los Angeles Christmas
Festival
The Christmas Bowl® committee estimates the new bowl game
will generate more than $20 million annually for the local economy, much of which
comes from out-of-town fans spending on local hotels, restaurants,
entertainment, retail stores, local services and beyond.
Much more than just another football game, the Christmas Bowl® represents an opportunity to become the second largest economic impact of an annual one-day event during the holiday period in Los Angeles behind the Rose Bowl. The "LA" advantage include:
- A large population with a huge college football following
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LA is one of the top 3 recruiting markets for high school, or JC talent. Showcasing a team in Los Angeles serves as an excellent incentive to lure Southern California’s young talent into your program -
LA is the 2nd largest television market in the U.S. - A historic venue
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LA is an important tourist destination -- ranks 4th among most visited U.S. cities -
Universal Studios & Disney Park alone have 20 million visitors per year! -
LA’s climate is moderate, with a daily high temperature average of 68° in December - Major airports (LAX/ONT/SNA/LGB/BUR), providing easy access and economical options for all FBS teams and fans -- most fans can fly direct
The Christmas Bowl® has established a long term agreement with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to be the primary charity of the new game. The Christmas Bowl® will serve as a high profile platform for the organizations fundraising efforts, maintaining the most visibility within the marketing of the bowl game behind the title sponsor. In addition, a portion of all ticket sales will be donated to the organizations hospitals.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a non-profit organization that raises funds for more than 175 children’s hospitals. Countless individuals, organizations and media partners unite with the organization to help sick and injured kids in local communities worldwide. Donations to the organization creates miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year!
It is the objective of the Christmas Bowl® to become one of the organizations leading fund raisers over the next 5 years, establishing the bowl game as the most benevolent event in the NCAA college bowl series.
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Contact |
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Derek Dearwater – CEO |
(562) 453-6640 |
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John Perles – President |
