Foundation to get naming rights to stadium club level
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The FirstMerit
Foundation, the charitable giving arm of FirstMerit Corporation, has
announced it is donating $1 million dollars over 10 years to the University
of Akron's new InfoCision Stadium -- Summa Field. With this gift,
FirstMerit Foundation will have naming rights to the stadium's club level
in the seven-level press tower.
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Within the 30,000-capacity stadium, the FirstMerit Foundation Club
Level includes 522 partially covered chairback seats, 38 loge boxes, two
lounge/bar areas and upscale concessions. FirstMerit Foundation will have
signage and branding visibility both inside and outside of the stadium.
"FirstMerit Foundation's award to InfoCision Stadium -- Summa Field
reflects our long-term commitment to investing in our community," said
Julie Robbins, executive vice president, Retail, FirstMerit Corporation and
member of FirstMerit Foundation. "Not only will the new stadium host the
exciting home football games of the University of Akron Zips, it will also
be a focal point for high school football games, music concerts,
commencement ceremonies and other events that tie our community together.
We proudly support the University of Akron and this multi-use, on-campus
facility."
The FirstMerit Foundation's announcement coincides with the "Topping
the Tower" on Tuesday, October 21, when the final steel beams are raised
and welded into place at the top of the seven-story press tower, of which
the club level is part. Construction of the stadium will be finished before
the first game kicks off on September 19, 2009 as the Zips face the Indiana
University Hoosiers.
About the FirstMerit Foundation
FirstMerit Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation which
supports initiatives that improve the quality of life in the communities
served by FirstMerit Corporation. Through contributions to education,
health care, housing, social services, cultural, and other charitable
organizations, the FirstMerit Foundation provides support and assistance to
more than 4 million people annually.
About FirstMerit Corporation
FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) is a diversified financial
services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.6 billion
as of June 30, 2008 and 160 banking offices and 175 ATMs in 25 Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania counties. FirstMerit provides a complete range of
banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through
its core operations. Principal wholly-owned subsidiaries include:
FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title
Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation.
FirstMerit Corporation
Media Contact: Rob Townsend
Media Relations Officer
330.384.7075
Analysts: Thomas O'Malley
Director Corporate Communications/Investor Relations Officer
330.384.7109
SOURCE FirstMerit Foundation
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