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Indiana communities can celebrate Black History Month with the Indiana
Pacers, the Indiana Historical Society, the Indianapolis-Marion County
Public Library (IMCPL), and Emmis Communications by participating in the
Black History Challenge, taking place February 1-29, 2008.
Children and families are invited to learn about Indiana's African-American history by participating in the Black History Challenge, a contest that invites participants to investigate famous black Hoosiers and their contributions to society. The exploration of individuals and organizations featured in this year's Challenge highlights Indiana's rich African-American heritage. Since 2001, the Pacers have partnered with the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, Indiana Historical Society and EMMIS Communications to create game cards that participants use to investigate and answer Indiana black history facts. Since its inception, more than 20,000 students and families have participated in the Challenge. Game cards will be available at any Indianapolis Marion County Public Library branch, Indiana History Center and Conseco Fieldhouse. Game Cards can also be found on their respective websites at www.indianahistory.org, www.imcpl.org and www.pacers.com. |
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Participants can find clues to this year's Challenge by listening for
clues in specially recorded vignettes by Pacers players on www.pacers.com and on 1070 the Fan
radio broadcasts of Pacers games throughout February. Clues can also be
found at the Indiana Historical Society's William Henry Smith Memorial
Library (located in the Indiana History Center at 450 W. Ohio St. in
downtown Indianapolis) and IMCPL branches, or via the Internet on the
IHS and IMCPL Web sites.
The first 5,000 participants will receive an "animal puffer ball" and the chance to win a Pacers Backpack! All participants who complete the Challenge and answer all questions correctly will be entered into a grand prize drawing which includes tickets to an upcoming Pacers game!
For more information, contact the Pacers Community Relations Department
at 917-2500.
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