DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson unveiled the Mayor’s Youth Sports Ticket Program on Monday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The initiative was created to welcome local youth to area professional sporting events at no charge.
According to the Mayor, Dallas residents between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible to participate, with a goal of including sports fans who might otherwise not be able to attend their hometown teams’ events.
Partnering with the Dallas Sports Commission, the Mayor’s program will provide up to two tickets to sports experiences each year to adolescents, with each youth ticket holder also receiving an accompanying ticket for a chaperone.
“The City of Dallas is passionate about our youth,” said Mayor Johnson. “We as the city must invest in them and provide opportunities that they may not have otherwise. I have always loved sports of all shapes and sizes, and I am ecstatic to launch this innovative program to share that love with the children of my city.”
The tickets are to be distributed on a first come first served basis per availability, and in addition to being between the ages of 12 and 17, all ticket recipients must live within the City of Dallas to participate.
Partners of the program include the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Dallas Wings, FC Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, Fair Park First, SMU, Dallas Baptist University, University of Dallas, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Motorplex in Ennis, MEX Tour, NCAA Women’s Final Four, World Food Championship, and First Responder Bowl, with new ticket partners continuing to be added.
Learn more and apply to the Mayor’s Youth Sports Ticket Program here.
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