Maureen C. Gilmer

maureen.gilmer@indystar.com

Longtime Indianapolis Colts fan Tyffani Collins will get to see the team's former quarterback Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, thanks to a special promotion by the Colts and United Way of Central Indiana.

Collins joined United Way and team officials for an announcement Tuesday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center. Ann D. Murtlow, president and CEO of United Way, and Kalen Irsay, vice chair/owner of the Colts, presented the tickets and prize package, which includes airfare to the game in Santa Clara, Calif., and accommodations.

The promotion, in its sixth year, encourages donors to give new or increased gifts of $150 to United Way’s annual campaign. Collins, an auto insurance sales agent at Geico, said she supports United Way through the company’s workplace giving program because she “grew up knowing what it’s like to need.”

Collins plans to take her mom along with her to the game.

“I definitely inherited the love of sports from my mom,” she said. “I remember growing up celebrating Super Bowl Sunday with a lot of people at our house.”

Call IndyStar reporter Maureen Gilmer at (317) 444-6879. Follow her on Twitter: @MaureenCGilmer.

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