feed the hungry, blow up the coliseum

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From the The New Haven Independent:
FEED THE HUNGRY, BLOW UP THE COLISEUM

Only in New Haven can you do both. City and Connecticut Food Bank officials announced a unique holiday-season promotion Monday: Donate at least six canned goods or non-perishable food items to the food bank, and you'll receive a personalized, engraved seat from the New Haven Coliseum, which the city is in the midst of demolishing. You'll also receive a raffle ticket. If you win the raffle, you get the push the plunger to start the final implosion of the joint (probably) next month. To donate: Visit City Hall weekdays from 9 to 6 or the Food Bank (150 Bradley St., East Haven) weekdays from 8:30 to 4:40. Click here for a list of preferred items. “This is a great opportunity for people to come together and help those working families who are struggling,” Mayor John DeStefano said. “Why the Coliseum? So many people have an emotional attachment to it and this is a perfect way to honor that.”

Man, I would kill for the chance to push that button. Even loving the Coliseum as I do, I need to satisfy my slightly destructive tendencies somehow.