This first event of the Super Bowl activities schedule was a rah-rah session with all of the Super Bowl support organizations at the AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Josie and I first made a stop at the Convention Center in town to pick up our credentials for the entire schedule. It was close to 4:30 PM when we arrived there and received our badges and got on our way to the Coliseum. This was a rah-rah session where the Disney Institute representatives conducted the Rally to get everybody on the same page for making the fans happy and creating a memorable experience for all of the Super Bowl participants in each of the scheduled activities and venues.
We arrived to a lot of fanfare with the Cardinals band and mascot, and we had someone take our picture as we entered the Coliseum:
The girl got her finger a little bit over the lens, but you get the idea.
We entered the building and went to the desk for our organization - Aramark - and clocked in. Yes, we actually got paid to attend this fun Rally. We all were seated in the auditorium with all the screens showing the Fans First! logo:
The entire Rally was conducted by representatives from the Disney Institute and the local organizing committee. It was a feel good session that had several different guest speakers, including Cindy McCain (Sen John McCain's wife), the NFL Events VP, several former AZ Cardinal players and the Cardinals President and owner, Michael Tidwell. Below are a few shots of some of those speakers, starting with the former Cardinals - J T Smith, Jason McAddley and a third whose name escapes me:
a closeup of Jason McAddley:
and Michael Tidwell:
Overall, it was a great start to what we are hoping will be a memorable experience. We stopped at a Denny's on the way home for a bite to eat following the Rally at 9:30 PM and are looking forward to our next event which will be the Aramark Orientation tomorrow night...
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