Thousands have volunteered to help with Super Bowl XLV, and more are needed

Organizers of the 2011 Super Bowl in Arlington are gearing up for what will likely be the largest volunteer recruitment and training effort in the game’s history.

About 10,000 volunteers are needed to greet fans at the airport, pass out welcome bags at hotels and staff events for Super Bowl XLV.

The North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee has already collected a couple of thousand...

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The Junior League and The Links, Inc. have joined the SLANT 45 initiative

Daryl Johnston understood the necessity for talent and teamwork during his Cowboys career. Today, he views the makeup of the newly-formed SLANT 45 Action Team in much the same manner.

Football teams, as Johnston explains, must be adept in three areas — offense, defense and special teams. As Chair of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee’s SLANT 45 Action Team, Johnston regards...

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Local food banks help feed the region

North Texas’ first-ever Super Bowl will not merely entertain and thrill the masses. It will afford the region several beautiful opportunities to show the world what a compassionate people we are.

The league’s wildly successful Taste of the NFL will celebrate its 20th anniversary in February 2011, when Super Bowl XLV is played at Cowboys Stadium. Proceeds from that lavish affair in Fort...

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Local staffing agency helps the Host Committee manage its work load

High ProfileOne never knows how or when North Texas’ first-ever Super Bowl will reach out and involve yet another unsuspecting individual. Or company.
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The Host Committee meets to discuss end-of-year business

Perhaps it’s only fitting that the entire North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee staged its end-of-year meeting in the home team locker room at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

This is where the Cowboys put on their shoulder pads and game faces before heading into the fray. And, while key players of the Host Committee spent much of Tuesday afternoon discussing what has been accomplished...

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Program to help North Texas minority- and women-owned businesses learn about Super Bowl-related opportunities

NORTH TEXAS (Dec. 2, 2009) — The North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee has announced Texas Instruments (TI) as the exclusive sponsor of the Emerging Business Program.

Super Bowl XLV will be played on February 6, 2011 at Cowboys Stadium. The Emerging Business Program has recently begun to provide local minority- and women-owned businesses with information and tools to pursue Super...

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