Sunday, August 11, 2024


August 11th (8-11 day) serves as a convenient reminder for Pennsylvania residents to always contact 811 before digging to alert the underground facility owners to mark their underground utility lines.


Take advantage of the national 811 materials to promote safety and best practices within your community or businesses. 

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  • Download the public outreach campaign document to use with your social media posts, website, articles, press releases, radio broadcasts or podcasts
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IN THE NEWS

Pennsylvania 811 has partnered with Pennsylvania local sports teams to promote safe digging practices. 

  • Starting on August 8th and through the end of the month, announcements and ads will be displayed during the Washington Wild Things games in Washington county. We will have broadcast announcements and ad in their booklet on game day. For two weeks in August an 811 image will be displayed on the Digital Highway Marquee. 
  • The State College Spikes will promote safe digging practices at their August 8th game and continue to showcase 8/11 Day with social media, :30 video board features during the week, streaming spots at all August home and away games and showcasing our logo on the home plate LED board.
  • On August 10th, Pennsylvania 811 will be at the Pittsburgh Riverhounds game in Pittsburgh, where we will participant in the game ball delivery, halftime interviews, :30 second commercial during pre-game and halftime and there will be a PA read about 811 at 8:11 pm. We will also have our logo with a tagline on the LED Rotational Board during the remaining 2024 games, social media promotions on all platforms leading up to the game, :30 TV commercial on August 10th and 17th, our logo on the Riverhounds website and their app
  • On August 11th, the Williamsport Crosscutters will start a media blitz with advertising through their local media, website and social media. During the pre-game and game, audio commercials on the Cutters streaming broadcast as well as a safety message during the play-by-play announcement and we'll have a full-color logo on the video board
  • The York Revolution will play a :30 second video on the main video board between innings and animated graphics between innings featured on the left and right side of the video board as well as both field level HD display boards and both mezzanine fascia boards. We'll have an interview on-air on WOYK 98.9 on August 11 and 4 :30 second in-game radio commercials.
  • We will sponsor the August 11th game for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Recognition include radio, tv, print, signage and digital media in the weeks leading up to the game. In-game videoboard and PA recognition during the game and opportunity to play a :30 second commercial pregame. On-air radio and television interviews.