"Football Release (2005-06) - Guilford Football ""Take A Kid To The Game""" - Guilford College

  • GUILFORD FOOTBALL ACTION AT ITS BEST - "Take A Kid to the Game"

 

Take Advantage of this Opportunity and Take A Kid to the Game (9/10/05)

      Greensboro, NC (9/7/05) -- Guilford College is inviting all area children to attend their upcoming football game, this Saturday against Methodist College. Children have the opportunity to experience a college football game as Guilford hosts NCAA Football's eighth annual "Take A Kid to the Game" (TAKG) program presented by Coca-Cola and sponsored by other Corporate Champions, Cingular Wireless and Pontiac. Adults will receive a free ticket to watch the Quakers at the Armfield Athletic Center when accompanied by a child, aged 14 or younger.

      Guilford is one of more than 200 schools across the nation that are taking part in this campaign focused on allowing youth the opportunity to attend college football games. The Take A Kid to the Game program is entering into its tenth year in the promotion of collegiate athletics.

"We look forward to having kids from the community be apart of our game day experience and support NCAA Football's Take A Kid to the Game program," Marion Kirby athletic director at Guilford said. "This event is a great opportunity for children to spend quality time with a parent or role model while learning about the fundamentals of college football in a family-oriented atmosphere that is NCAA Football."

Tickets for this special game, will become available at the Armfield Athletic Center gate beginning as 12:00 p.m. For more information, contact Guilford's Athletics Department at 336-316-2190.

The Take A Kid to the Game program is one of the national promotions of NCAA Football, the marketing arm of college football. NCAA Football represents a coalition of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Conference Commissioners Association. Please visit www.ncaafootball.com for further information on current initiatives and to explore the newly designed interactive website that is the premier location to get all inclusive college football stats and information.

 

-Photo courtesy of Jim Schlosser