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For more information, contact: Joel Silverberg, Director of Broadcasting (865) 525-7825, joel@knoxvilleicebears.com.

The Knoxville Ice Bears are teaming up with the Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation of Knox County Schools for the 19th annual Dine Out for Education on Tuesday, August 30. The promotion is an effort help fund PIE Foundation projects that includes school needs, such as technology, playground equipment. A full list of school needs can be viewed at knoxschoolspie.org/dineout.

Members of the Knoxville Ice Bears, including Chilly Bear will be dining at various locations on Tuesday and the team would like to encourage its fans and the rest of the Knoxville community to do the same. Those who wish to participate simply need to dine out at any participating restaurant. These businesses are donating 10% of the day’s proceeds to the PIE Foundation. A list of participating restaurants can be viewed here.

ABOUT The Knoxville Ice Bears: The Knoxville Ice Bears organization began in 2002 and was an inaugural charter member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) in 2004. As four-time SPHL Champions and five-time regular season champions, the Ice Bears are an experienced and established organization, offering the city and its visitors a balanced product of highlight-reel hockey, unique and exciting intermission activity and endless fan interaction, presenting the most affordable, family-friendly way to enjoy sports and entertainment. Season, Partial Season and Flex Tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit www.knoxvilleicebears.com or call (865) 525-7825.

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