Iron Pigs Partnership

Together we're educating our community about ways to live healthy and happy lives

A Lehigh Valley IronPigs game at Coca-Cola Park is one of our community's most popular family-fun events. Last season, more than 641,000 fans attended IronPigs home games. That's why Lehigh Valley Health Network is excited to partner with the team. It helps us reach out to you, share important health-related information and remind you that we're here when you need care.

You can take advantage of our partnership, and have a whole lot of fun, by attending or participating in these events:

Kids Run the Bases

Beginning April 15 and at every subsequent Sunday home game, we sponsor "Kids Run the Bases." During these 11 games, we'll provide health tips via public address announcements. After the game, children take the field to feel the glory of what it's like to be in the game. We'll give each child a gift for participating.

Education Days

Nearly 6,000 students from regional schools will come to Coca-Cola Park for Education Days on May 2 and 22. These game-day events are part of the IronPigs' Swine Smarts program, which helps teachers incorporate elements of baseball into a lesson (like calculating a "batting" average). We added health topics to the curriculum (like the importance of wearing sunscreen and a helmet). We'll be at the games stressing the fundamentals: physical activity and proper nutrition.

Health Fair Night

The interactive health activities we'll place throughout the concourse during Health Fair Night on June 7 will be a hit. Booths will contain information about sleep education, diabetes, proper hand washing, car seat safety and more. There will be information and activities for the whole family.

Cover Design Contest

Here's a chance to design the cover of the Pork Illustrated! From May 21-June 15, children between the ages of 5-12 will have an opportunity to submit a drawing that will appear on the Pork Illustrated for an entire home stand series. The winner will also receive four free tickets to a game and throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Details and the cover design template can be found

here.