10 Things To Do Without a Super Bowl Ticket, #10-6

As you might have guessed, hotels are sold out, restaurants will be packed and to get to Super Bowl XLVI the normal person may have to sell an organ or their soul. I'm sure to be on call 24/7 and sleeping in the office that weekend. Luckily, we just ordered new, comfortable (I hope) chairs. Ha!

There are plenty of other ways to get involved with the Super Bowl in downtown Indianapolis starting right now! A list created by the Super Bowl Host Committee gives us the top ten things we can do to be involved in the BIG GAME without a ticket!

10. Fight breast cancer with Indy's Super Cure

Indy has partnered with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at IU Simon Cancer Center. You can contribute financially, become a tissue donor to increase the diversity of breast tissue samples received to help fight cancer and/or volunteer at the Komen Tissue Bank. Tissue donation events will be taking place up to and including the week of Super Bowl XLVI.

9. Join the 1st & Green Challenge

The Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown management team is participating in this. Our green hotel Indianapolis is very proud to be a part of this challenge. You can sign up as an individual or an organization. You track green activities on, at least, a weekly basis. Activities such as planting a tree, reducing your shower time, choosing for alternate transportation and opting for reusable shopping bags are tracked.

8. Knit, crochet or weave Super Scarves

Blue and white, handmade scarves will be presented to all volunteer staff. If 8000 scarves are made, excess scarves will be given to front line hospitality employees who will provide SUPER SERVICE for our city's guests!

7. Plant one of the 2,012 trees by 2012

It's pretty simple. Plant a tree - you can track it in 1st & Green or volunteer with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful to participate in a planned tree planting. Trees provide so many benefits to the environment and, let's face it, they're pretty. Function & form, form & function. Our downtown Indy hotel usually participated with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful each year for a downtown cleanup.

6. Participate in neighborhood cleanups to leave a lasting legacy

This project is focused around the near east side of Indy. The idea is to leave a lasting impression of this civic project well beyond the Super Bowl.

We may not be able to help you with hotel reservations Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI, but you can always get involved in other ways. I'm just excited to be working and living downtown during this event!