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Mercury Madness week offers the chance for individuals or companies to donate money to purchase Phoenix Mercury tickets for underprivileged kids to attend their first Mercury game, and most likely their first professional basketball game.

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For every $10 donated, one ticket will be purchased. Last year $210,000 was raised and this year’s goal is $225,000.

Donations for tickets can be submitted via form by contacting BMarsee@suns.com or by visiting this link and using promo code BMarsee.

The deadline for donations is Friday, July 29.

Here are the incentives offered to those who donate. Donations made as a company will be shared as a whole.

Level 1: $5,000
·         Suns Suite for mutually agreed upon Nov/Dec game
·         Personalized jersey
·         1 Hour of Court time on the Practice Court for up to 20 Guests on mutually agreed upon date.
·         4 Suns tickets and invite to Cut Down the Nets after the first Suns pre-season game. (Cut Down the Nets – Take the court immediately after the game to bring home the ultimate souvenir. Everyone will be able to cut down the game used net like a champion.)
·         4 Mercury Lower Level tickets, with FlexPrint access to a remaining 2016 regular season game (FlexPrint: Food and drinks included in our exclusive Courtside Club.)

Level 2: $2,500
·         Personalized jersey
·         4 Person Loge Box to a mutually agreed upon Nov/Dec Suns game, includes beer/wine
·         1 Hour of Court time on the Practice Court for up to 20 Guests on mutually agreed upon date.
·         4 Suns tickets and invite to Cut Down the Nets after the first Suns pre-season game
·         2 Mercury Lower Level tickets to a remaining 2016 regular season game

Level 3: $1,000
·         4 Person Loge Box to a mutually agreed upon Nov/Dec Suns game, includes beer/wine
·         2 Suns tickets and invite to Cut Down the Nets after the first Suns pre-season game

Level 4: $500
·         4 Lower Level tickets to a mutually agreed upon Suns Nov/Dec Game
·         2 Suns tickets and invite to Cut Down the Nets after the first Suns pre-season game

Level 5: $250
·         2 Lower Level tickets to a mutually agreed upon Suns Nov/Dec Game
·         2 Suns tickets and invite to Cut Down the Nets after the first Suns pre-season game.

Level 6: $100
·         2 Mercury Lower Level tickets to a remaining 2016 regular season game
·         2 Suns tickets and invite to Cut Down the Nets after the first Suns pre-season game