The Padres Hit it Out of the Park With Their Nurse Appreciation Theme Games

This Padres Theme Night was an absolute hit as Nurses were honored and celebrated all weekend

By: Chris Reik

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Editor’s Note

Dear Faithful Readers,

With playoff baseball in full swing, the thoughts from the 2019 regular season are still fresh in our minds. Few in attendance could forget the special weekend the San Diego Padres produced with this year’s Nurse Appreciation Theme Games. The organization created lasting memories with their fans while honoring and celebrating all of the Nurses in attendance.  

With theme nights being a very popular event across the MLB, the Padres left their mark on the 2019 season through their Nurse Appreciation Weekend. Teaming up with Nurse.org, the event fell nothing short of fantastic and even featured ten special nurses to be honored in front of the whole stadium. I hope you enjoy this story, and to all the nurses out there – thank you!

Best,

Carlie Dawson
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
carlie@sports-forum.com

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The Padres Hit it Out of the Park With Their Nurse Appreciation Theme Games


OBJECTIVES

The San Diego Padres offer a variety of Theme Games throughout the season relating to pop culture, heritage and community. The goal of these Theme Games is beyond just selling tickets. Theme Games strive to bring niche groups into the ballpark for a unique experience at Petco Park. An example of a community- focused Theme Game is their Nurse Appreciation Weekend. This Theme Game celebrates nurses throughout San Diego county for their hard work and dedication to helping their community. With this Theme Game package being offered over the course of an entire weekend, the Padres were able to host a group at Petco Park that may not normally be enticed to attend a Padres game.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Nurse Appreciation Weekend has successfully run for four seasons, beginning back in 2015. The program offers a special weekend for all nurse professionals to celebrate together at America’s #1 Ballpark. In an effort to continually improve and enhance the program, the Padres joined forces with Nurses.org to create an award to honor some of San Diego county’s stand out nurses in a pre-game ceremony. Fellow nurses nominated each other to be one of the 10 Nurse Heroes honored on the field. Along with the recognition, each Nurse Hero received two tickets to the game and personalized scrubs. One special nurse, Amy Heiss, was given the opportunity to throw the first pitch. All nurses who purchased the dedicated Theme Game package received one of the four Padres-themed retractable badge holders to commemorate the weekend.

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PARTNERSHIP

The San Diego Padres partnered with Nurse.org to expand this program. Nurse.org is a web-based company that works to change the lives of nurses by producing idea blossoming articles that are focused to improve the world of nursing. Nurse.org was also able to send Nurse Blake, a social media influencer, to help promote the game and leave a lasting impact beyond the walls of Petco Park.

Nurse Appreciation Weekend was sponsored by UC San Diego Health. Through the partnership with UC San Diego Health, the attendance and weekend programming included greater community involvement and city-wide awareness of the event.

RESULTS

Nurse Appreciation Weekend 2019 was the most successful in the programs four-year long history with attendance at a record high for the weekend and the new Hero Nurses recognition ceremony.

LOOKING AHEAD

With the great success of the event, this is a program that the Padres will continue to put on and look to expand each year.

CONTACT

For more information on the Nurse Appreciation Weekend or other Theme Games the Padres will offer, please contact Jenna Sain, Manager, Group Programs at Jsain@padres.com.

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