Presented by Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) and CP Group Heats Up Wednesday, Nov. 8

Boca Raton’s Favorite College Football Spirit Night Will Serve Up “Food, Funand Fundraising” with Creative Tailgate-Inspired Originals Created by 25+ Area Chefs, Brew Masters and Mixologists

BOCA RATON, Fla. (October 5, 2023) – An impressive roster of 25+ top local chefs, breweries and cocktail masters are bringing their A-game to triumph at the annual ABC Supply RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase presented by Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) and CP Group on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (with an alternate rain date the next day, Thursday, Nov.

9). The popular “food, fun and fundraising” event, featuring a diverse bounty of creative culinary, craft beer and cocktailsamplings will be held in tailgate-themed fanfare indoors in BRiC’s new Food Hall. Surrounded by plenty of free parking, the Food Hall is located on the BRiC campus at 4950 Communication Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

Top chefs from local restaurants, country clubs, hotels, and catering services as well as brewery and mixology pros will bring their culinary and beverage creativity to please the palates of event-goers and a panel of “foodie” judges. Aiming to score big in the friendly competition, the culinary and libation masters will present their original takes ontailgate fare, ranging from sides and entrees to beverages and desserts. At the end of the event, foodie media personalities and bloggers will huddle at the judges’ table to select winners in various categories, including “most spirited station décor.” Guests will cast their votes for the “People’s Choice” designation.

For this high-spirited, one-of-a-kind pride-rallying evening, guests are encouraged to wear their alma mater or favoritecollege team’s colors and jerseys. Eventgoers will mix and mingle with fellow college football fans and community partners, along with ESPN 106.3 FM on-air personalities onsite and broadcasting live.

College football fans who attend will network and rally in “community pride” to raise funds to support the Bowl’s charitypartner Spirit of Giving and its Annual Holiday Gift Drive that brings holiday magic to 6,000+ underprivileged children.

As of today, this year’s growing culinary roster includes*:

• Bazille (at Nordstrom)
• Boca Lago Golf & Country Club
• Burtons Grill & Bar
• Ceasar’s Famous Ribs
• Chartwells/FAU
• Copperfish Kitchen
• Crazy Uncle Mike’s
• Crystal Bay Caterers
• Desiign By Food (Private Chef)
• Drift at Marriott Boca Raton
• Duffy’s Sports Grill

• Eat District Healthy Asian Bowl
• Kapow Noodle Bar
• Lemongrass Asian Bistro
• E.A.T. Eatery and Taproom
• Mississippi Sweets BBQ
• Ramen Lab Eatery
• The Boca Raton
• The Melting Pot
• Tijuana Flats
• Tom’s Louisiana Kitchen
• Waterstone Resort & Marina
• ZIMI Italian

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Beverages to be served up by*:

• Barrel of Monks Brewing
• Cove Brewery

*Roster subject to change

• Deep Eddy Vodka
• Prosperity Brewers

“Each year the competitive culinary and brew spirit for this Bowl lead-in event gets more and more exciting, so I can’t wait to see what our roster ‘cooks and brews’ up this year, all in friendly competition to raise funds to support Spirit of Giving’s Annual Holiday Gift Drive,” shared Doug Mosley, executive director of the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl, whose team will transform FAU Stadium into a college bowl arena for this year’s milestone 10th game.

Mosley reports that this tailgate competition is one of several countdown events to the 2023 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl that will kick off Thursday evening before Christmas, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET in FAU Stadium, and will airlive nationally on ESPN, ESPN Radio and locally on ESPN 106.3 FM. For this year’s matchup, the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl has agreements with five conferences: American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference, plus select independents for berths in this year’s game.

The RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl is a celebrated annual holiday tradition in Boca Raton and Palm Beach Countythat lives up to its other name as “Boca’s Biggest Annual Outdoor Party.” It is the only collegiate Bowl game in Palm Beach County, and features all the pomp and circumstance of a traditional bowl event. It is a high-energy, entertainingexperience for both college football fans and non-fans alike, and allows the national spotlight to shine on Boca Raton and Palm Beach County.

Tickets to the 2023 ABC Supply Co RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase Presented byBRiC and CP Group are on sale now. Tickets are $40 per person in advance and $50 at the door; price includes all chef food samplings, entertainment, and beer, wine, cocktails, and soft drinks. To purchase tickets, visit Spirit of Giving at spiritofgivingnetwork.com or call 561-385-0144.

For more community countdown events and game week info, visit bocaratonbowl.com and/or follow throughsocial media on Facebook (Facebook.com/BocaBowl), Twitter (@BocaBowl), and Instagram (@BocaBowl).

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ABOUT THE ROOFCLAIM.COM BOCA RATON BOWL

The Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl is one of 17 bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN. The RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl debuted in 2014 with Marshall University claiming the bowl’s first championship trophy. Through the years, six conference champions and another three conference division champions have played in the game and counted among the Bowl’s alumni. They are New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (BYU, 2020 and No. 2 pick in the NFL draft), Houston Texans running back Devin Singletary (FAU, 2017) and PhiladelphiaEagles linebacker Haason Reddick (Temple, 2015), who helped lead the Eagles to Super Bowl LVII. For more information about the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl

visit RoofClaimBocaRatonBowl.com or follow through social media on Facebook (Facebook.com/BocaBowl), Twitter (@BocaBowl), and Instagram (@BocaBowl).

ABOUT ESPN EVENTS

ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In 2023, the 32-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, and a college softball event, in addition to a new college gymnastics event coming in 2024. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, while reaching 60million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events feature more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools, and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans. For more information, visit the official website, Facebook,Twitter or YouTube pages.

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ABOUT BRiC

Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) is the largest single facility office building in Florida at 1.7 million square feet. Designed by iconic Brutalist architect Marcel Breuer, the campus was originally built in 1969 for IBM and is home to the invention of the first personal computer. The campus was acquired by CP Group in 2018 with the vision of transforming BRiC into the technology and life sciences hub for the Southeastern United States with unparalleled amenities including two coffee shops, event space seating up to 1,000, an autonomous grab & go, art exhibitions and more. BRiC is currently home to 18 national headquarters and 19 regional offices including Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Kroger, Modernizing Medicine, and Canon. Learn more at workatBRiC.com.

ABOUT ABC SUPPLY

ABC Supply Co., Inc. is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and other select exterior and interior building products in North America. Since its founding in 1982, ABC Supply’s sole focus has been serving professional contractors and “making it easy” for them to do their jobs by offering the products, support and services they need — includingmyABCsupply, which allows them to place material orders and manage their account details from anywhere.

ABC Supply is a 17 consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner and a two-time recipient of Glassdoor’sEmployees’ Choice Award for Best Places to Work. The company was also named a Best Employer for New Grads by Forbes in 2021 and is committed to hiring military veterans. Headquartered in Beloit,

Wisconsin, ABC Supply has over 900 locations across the U.S. and Canada. More information is available

at www.abcsupply.com. Contractors can find resources for growing and improving their businesses on ABC Supply’s blogand the company’s LinkedIn page.