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Friday

Nov252011

Announcing our latest JB Rewards Partner - Fort Rapids Waterpark!

Friday, November 25, 2011 at 4:16PM |

Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort would like to offer Jacket Backers members a discount of $50 off the standard waterpark package on any room type!

Call 877-33-SPLASH and give them your code to receive this special offer!

*** Stop by and pick one up at the Jacket Backers table in arena.
*** Come for the day and enjoy the Water Park for only 17.95 per pass!

Please Call ahead for hours and to check availability

Code: Jacket Backers

Fort Rapids is located at 4560 Hilton Corporate Drive, Columbus, OH 43232.

Call 877-33-SPLASH or visit www.FortRapids.com.

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Friday

Nov252011

3rd Annual Ryan Salmons Blood Drive - December 3, 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011 at 4:14PM |

Jacket Backers |

3^rd ANNUAL #3 RYAN SALMONS DAY OF GIVING

Memorial Baptist Church

2435 Eakin Rd, Columbus, OH 43204

Saturday December 3^rd 8:30 AM- 2:30 PM

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#1 - “REFUSE TO LOSE” BLOOD DRIVE

Space is limited, so register to donate NOW by visiting:

www.TeamSalmons.com*

(If you last donated on or before October 8, 2011, you may be eligible to donate again at this event)

#2 - CBJ PRIZE PACKAGE RAFFLE***

(2) Columbus Blue Jackets Tickets v. Dallas (Thu. 02.09.12)

(2) Dinner Buffets - Time Warner HD Lounge

Zamboni Ride

Team Autographed Hockey Stick

(Gift cards from local restaurants will also be raffled)

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ALL DONORS WILL RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY RAFFLE TICKET

Additional tickets can be purchased at the event or in advance by emailing RyanSalmonsDayofGiving@yahoo.com ($5 each or 3 for $10)

(Blood donation is not required to purchase tickets and winner need not be present to win)

*You can also register by calling

1-800-GIVE-LIFE or online at www.bloodsaveslives.org

Click “Schedule Your Donation,”

Sponsor Code: ryansalmons

***All proceeds benefit the Blue Jackets Foundation

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Friday

Nov252011

Late Night (10 PM) Game Watching Party - Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011 at 4:13PM |

Jacket Backers |

On Tuesday, November 29, we're heading to Buffalo Wild Wings in Grandview Heights to keep our points streak going to try and beat the Vancouver Canucks!!

Join us at 9:30 PM, at 968 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43212-2699 . Puck drops at 10:00. It's Wing Day ($0.45 traditional wings)! Beer Specials have been promised by the manager.

We will have autographed raffle prizes.

Wednesday

Oct262011

Let's Keep the Wins Coming at our Game Watching Parties Thurs and Sat!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 5:31PM |

On Thursday, October 27, we're heading to two parts of town to keep our winning streak going! Join us at Buffalo Wild Wings-Canal Winchester for the last of our October B-Dubs parties, 6340 Prentiss School St., Canal Winchester, OH 43110. Pre-game is at 6:30 pm and puck drops at 7:00. There will be monthly beer specials available. Don't forget to use your JB card for 15% off your food and non-alcoholic beverages - not only at the game-watching, but at all of the Central Ohio B-Dubs locations through the end of October!

Or join us at the CBJ Official Viewing Party at R Bar Arena on Thursday night, our official Arena District Destination,

and Your Official Bar of the Columbus Blue Jackets! We'll be at 413 N Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215. Here's your chance to meet Mike Todd, members of the Pepsi Power Patrol, KIA Ice Crew and Stinger! The CBJ and R Bar Arena will be giving away Blue Jackets prizes, including tickets to upcoming games, throughout the night as we cheer on the Jackets to victory on the road. We'll throw in a few giveaways of our own as well.

Saturday Night, October 29 - we will be heading back to R Bar Arena for our next win! Join us as the Jackets take on the Chicago Blackhawks, pre-game is at 8:00 pm and puck drops at 8:30. Come early to get your seat and we'll have an early bird giveaway for all CBJ hockey fans in attendance!

We will have door prizes and raffles, including signed CBJ Items at each JB Game Watching Party. Plus, it's your last chance to enter to win a trip for two to Nashville to see the Blue Jackets on the road. Chances are $5.00 each or 5/$20.00. Winner will be drawn at the October 30, 2011 home game!!

If you'd like to be sure to join us on the road to Nashville and haven't signed up yet, we still have both bus seats and "tickets only" available but are getting ready to finalize our counts beginning of next week - so don't forget to check with us at the parties or at Sunday's home game for more info!

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Friday

Oct212011

Back-To-Back Game Watchings Tonight and Saturday! - Save Cash at B-Dubs!

Friday, October 21, 2011 at 12:29PM |

On Friday Night, October 21, our block of 32 Jacket Backers are headed to The Joe to represent and bring us home a win. Join the rest of us at Buffalo Wild Wings-Powell, 3878 Attucks Dr., Powell, OH 43065. As the Jackets take on the Red Wings on the road, we'll be cheering both at home and away for an overdue CBJ victory. Pre-game is at 7:00 pm and puck drops at 7:30.

Saturday Night, October 22 - we will be at Buffalo Wild Wings - Hilliard for our next win! Join us at 1710 Hilliard-Rome Rd., Hilliard, OH 43026 as the Jackets take on the Ottawa Senators, pre-game is at 6:30 pm and puck drops at 7.

There will be monthly beer specials available. Don't forget to use your JB card for 15% off your food and non-alcoholic beverages - not only at the game-watching, but at all of the Central Ohio B-Dubs locations through the end of October!

We will have door prizes and raffles, including signed CBJ Items at each Game Watching Party. Plus, don't forget to get your chance to win a trip for two to Nashville to see the Blue Jackets on the road; we will be selling raffle tickets for the Nashville trip throughout the month of October at each of our Game Watching Parties. Chances are $5.00 each or 5/$20.00. Winner will be drawn at the October 30, 2011 home game!!

If you'd like to be sure to join us on the road to Nashville and haven't signed up yet, both bus seats and "tickets only" are still available - check with us at the parties for more info!

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Friday

Oct142011

Game Watching Party - Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Buffalo Wild Wings Polaris

Friday, October 14, 2011 at 9:59AM |

Here are additional details on the first of our game watching parties at Buffalo Wild Wings!

This Saturday evening, head on over to B-Dubs at Polaris, 2137 Polaris Parkway, Columbus 43240.

The Jackets will be taking on the Dallas Stars, and we'll be cheering for a long-awaited CBJ victory.

Pre-game is at 7:30 pm and puck drops at 8.

Monthly beer specials are 23 oz. Coors Light for $3.20 and 16 oz. Newcastle for $4.70. Don't forget to use your JB card for 15% off your food and non-alcoholic beverages!

We'll be in the smaller dining area to the left as you enter the restaurant.

Can't make it this Saturday? Join us next Friday, 10/21 at BWW-Powell and Saturday, 10/22 at BWW-Hilliard.

We will have door prizes and raffles, including signed CBJ Items at each Game Watching Party. Plus, we are giving away a trip to Nashville to see the Blue Jackets on the road; we will be selling raffle tickets for the Nashville trip throughout the month of October at each of our Game Watching Parties. Chances are $5.00 each or 5/$20.00. Winner will be drawn at the October 30, 2011 home game!!

We also have a few tickets available for our "Tickets-Only" trip to Detroit on 10/21 and will have them on hand if you'd like to join us on our first road trip of the season!

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Thursday

Oct062011

Nashville Trip - Now with Sponsors - Excellent Seats Still Available

Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 4:34PM |

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One of Three Team Signed Nashville Road Trip SignsThe Jacket Backers would like to thank the following merchants for sponsoring our Nashville Bus Trip! Look at all the swag goodness you too could win if you join us on the road! Got anything you'd like to share with the group and keep the good times going? Contact Patrick at marketing@jacketbackers.org!

- Signs By Tomorrow, in Dublin - for providing 3 awesome Nashville Roady Signs that are now team-signed! (design courtesy of @cbjTheHelmet). Also check out Light the Lamp's Evolution of the Logo. One sign will be raffled off on each bus!

- R Bar Arena for providing 3 - $25 Gift Cards and perhaps special beverages on route

- Michelle Harklau, LMT for providing 2 - 60 Minute Massage Gift Certificates at the Elizabeth Blackwell Center at Riverside Methodist Hospital

- Buffalo Wild Wings for providing 5 - $10 gift certificates good at Central Ohio Locations

- HOMAGE for providing 3 - $25 Gift Certificates

- Check back here as more great prizes are announced

Two busses are full and the third is filling up. We have about 30 bus seats as well as additional "tickets only" available. Now is the time to make your commitment to join this invasion of Nashville. We currently have 149 Jacket Backers invading Nashville and still hope to hit 200. We have about 2 weeks to make a serious push for more Jacket Backers to join us, as on October 19, we will begin finalizing our rooming and ticket commitments.

We are accepting $100 deposits NOW to secure your full travel package; First Paid First Reserved - total balance due by October 19, 2011. "Tickets Only" are also available starting at the member price of $60 each.

To save your seats today, make payment arrangements or request additional information, email us at travel@jacketbackers.org.

To make a payment, mail us a check or money order to:

Jacket Backers Booster Club

PO Box 82589

Columbus, OH 43202

Or pay via PayPal below. Thanks for traveling with the Jacket Backers to support our team!

For PayPal payment, select desired option from dropdown list and then click on Buy Now to pay; you can then edit your quantity if purchasing more than one seat.