As soon as I learned about the Save The Crew movement, I wanted to be part of it. And I knew that our agency needed to support it however possible.

In case you aren’t familiar with Save The Crew, it is the fully volunteer, grassroots movement that sprang into being when the investor/operator group of the Columbus Crew SC signaled their intention to move our MLS team to Austin, TX in mid October of 2017. I won’t be going into why I believe this is a dirty, underhanded deal by the league. Instead I’ll focus on why I fully committed RAVE to this cause.

Context and Some History

I made the decision several years ago to purchase Columbus Crew season tickets for RAVE. Starting with just two tickets on a 10-match plan, I immediately secured a full season ticket membership following year and have increased the value of the seats we held each year since. For the upcoming 2018 season I decided to improve our seats selection yet again and secured season tickets in the coveted Center Circle area. Even though it would nearly double our yearly cost, this was a move I was very excited for. Season tickets for the Columbus Crew had been a great investment.

Additionally, I’m part of the inaugural Columbus Crew SC Season Ticket Advisory Board. There are 14 board members, selected by the club from more than 500 applicants. The advisory board met three times in 2017, to date, and provided the front office with insights on a variety of issues and concerns facing the club in general and season ticket members (current and potential) in particular.