Notice TRAIL BLAZERS TO WELCOME LIMITED FANS BACK TO MODA CENTER BEGINNING MAY 7

PORTLAND, Ore. (May 5, 2021) – The Portland Trail Blazers announced today that they are welcoming a limited number of fans to Moda Center beginning Friday, May 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Following State guidelines, the venue will be limited to 10 percent capacity until further notice.


The Trail Blazers will continue to follow CDC and OHA guidelines, coordinate with infectious disease and public health experts and work closely with the NBA to determine and maintain safe protocols. Rose Quarter staff have been apprised of all new policies and procedures related to COVID-19 and trained on proper cleaning and disinfecting protocols to ensure all areas of the arena are being maintained to the highest level.


“Thank you, Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority, for your leadership and keeping Oregon as safe as possible. Allowing limited fans back to Moda Center is a big step for our state moving forward in the pandemic,” said Chris McGowan, President and CEO of the Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter. “We are thrilled to welcome limited fans to Moda Center and bring back the best home court advantage in the league. We are putting health and safety at the forefront of every game and have many new arena improvements and changes to the guest experience that will create a seamless and contactless experience.”


Ticket presales will start Thursday morning, May 6 for all remaining regular season home games. Ticket access will be available on a priority basis to current Season Ticket Holders and other priority clients who will receive an email with more information. Courtside seating will be extremely limited and only available on a priority basis to current Courtside clients. If any tickets remain at the conclusion of the presale, they will be made available to the public through trailblazers.com.


The Trail Blazers top priority continues to be the health and safety of the players, staff and fans. With safety at the forefront, many changes have been implemented at Moda Center, including:

• All fans will be required to wear a mask while in the arena unless actively eating or drinking.
• Tickets will be sold in “pods”, allowing for guests within the same household to sit together and remain physically distanced from other ticketed guests. Pods will be spaced at least six feet apart and limited at one to six people per pod.
• All Moda Center tickets will be mobile to ensure a contactless entry into the arena. Tickets can be accessed through the Trail Blazers app presented by Verizon.
• All fans will be required to complete a Mandatory Health Screening via the Trail Blazers mobile app. All ticketed fans must provide proof of a successful health screening before entering the arena.
• Fans will have designated arena entry locations based on seating location.
• Installed new MERV 14 hospital grade filters, portable HEPA units to enhance air cleaning and increase outside air ventilation as much as possible.
• The Rose Quarter will now be a cash-free campus, creating a frictionless & contactless customer experience.
• The Rose Quarter has implemented a no-bag policy to create a frictionless and contactless customer experience, with exceptions for medical needs, children’s bags and women’s clutches, which must be screened via an x-ray machine before entering the arena. More information on the new bag policy can be found at the website below.
• Food and beverage will be extremely limited, and all food will be packaged for safety.
• The Rose Quarter has earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party-verified rating for all new and existing building and space types focusing on operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to address public health concerns now and help organizations be better prepared for future crises.

To learn more about Moda Center health and safety precautions including our latest WELL certification, mandatory health screening, FAQs and more please visit rosequarter.com/welcome-back.


Below are actions fans can take to make Moda Center as safe as possible for other fans and staff. We can’t wait to see you soon, Rip City.

 

I actually asked last night.

Still no dogs allowed in the Moda.

 

TRAIL BLAZERS AND MODA HEALTH HIGHLIGHT NONPROFIT PARTNER ELSO INC. AT MAY 7 GAME VS. LAKERS


PORTLAND, Ore. (May 6, 2021) – The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Health are teaming up with local nonprofit ELSO Inc. on Friday, May 7 for Moda Health’s Title Night. Title Night is Moda Health’s opportunity to highlight a local nonprofit doing great things in the community and provide them with the platform, a Trail Blazers home game, to educate more people on the nonprofit’s initiatives and how to get involved. ELSO, a nonprofit teaching and framing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) and nature-based education through a lens that centers and elevates the stories, ways of knowing, individual needs and lived experiences of Black and Brown communities, will be honored virtually throughout the evening as the Trail Blazers take on the Los Angeles Lakers.


Moda and ELSO will activate during the game on broadcast, the Digital Rip City Magazine and on Trail Blazers social media channels. ELSO will also receive a check from Moda Health to help fund the nonprofit’s major programs.


“Each season we take this special opportunity to showcase the inspiring work being done by one of our nonprofitpartners at a Trail Blazers game,” says Dr. William Johnson, President of Moda Health. “And we like to do more than simply share their story. We look to highlight how their mission aligns with our community initiatives at Moda Health, with our commitment to help people be better together.”


ELSO connects Black and Brown K-8 students with professionals of color to hear their stories and journeys. It also offers paid internships to high school students. ELSO partners with public, charter and independent schools and welcomes families from every socioeconomic background to apply for its programs. The programs are experiential, relevant, outdoor and nature based where youth to young adults learn topics in STEAM and the built environment. These learning experiences allow students to gain competencies while learning about careers in the built environment, and may use design as a tool for social and environmental justice. Through the support of Moda Health, local youth will become agents of change for racial and environmental justice.


“We are honored and humbled that ELSO Inc. has been selected by Moda Health for the Moda Health Title Night,” said Kellianne Richardson, PhD, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, ELSO Inc. “All gifts to ELSO support our efforts to empower and inspire future generations of environmentalists and scientists of color.”


To learn more, visit www.elsoinc.org or follow the ELSO Instagram @campelso.

 

They love us, they just have a lot of revenue to make up for.

 

Please keep the politics out of this thread.