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Spotlight on the Lincoln County Friends of Marshall Club
In October 2007, a group of Marshall alumni and friends in Lincoln County gathered together with the mission of promoting Marshall through student recruitment working with the Marshall Foundation, athletic support through the Big Green Scholarship Foundation, and providing an enjoyable opportunity for all Marshall supporters to come together for social and intellectual enrichment.
"Our first step, of course, is to increase membership," Club President Justin Blankenship said. "There are a lot of Marshall supporters in the area. We want to be able to support the university both financially and in its awareness, and help out the kids who go to school in Lincoln County."
Justin, Class of 2000, is a network administrator for BB&T. He is also president of JB Technology Services, a technology services company.
The Lincoln County Friends of Marshall Club is off to a great start. "We awarded four $1,000 scholarships to Lincoln County residents who graduated high school in 2008 and will be attending Marshall University this fall," Justin said. "Three of the four had 4.0 GPAs."
The goal for 2009 is to fund a $15,000 endowed scholarship in full for a Lincoln County student who attends Marshall University.
"We are a dual club," Justin added. "In addition to the academic goals, we plan to raise $15,000 to be split between the Big Green Scholarship Foundation and Marshall University Alumni Association. "All of the club members have done a wonderful job so far," Justin said. "They have really worked hard to help get the club off to a great start."
Football game bus trip
The club has arranged for a block of rooms with the Best Western Motel in Wilson, N.C. The cost of each room is $60 a night, which includes tax and amenities. "One of our club members, Greg Ellis, has a son-in-law who is the manager of a Best Western hotel in Southern West Virginia (Randy Kveton). Randy was able to work with the Best Western in Wilson, N.C., to get our club the best rate possible for our bus trip to East Carolina. Randy also has a great deal of experience planning fundraisers, so we look forward to his support."
Please contact Justin Blankenship if you are interested in this opportunity to see the Herd play the East Carolina Pirates.
Other Fundraising Activities
Our past activities and future activities are below:
MU/WVU Basketball Game Watching Party – January 2008 Spring Banquet – April 2008 MU/ECU Football Game Bus Trip – November 2008 Spaghetti Dinner – December 2008 Golf Tournament – Spring 2009
The club also sells t-shirts with the club logo. As of today, they have sold more than 100 shirts.
Club Officers
Justin Blankenship – President Kevin Miller – Vice President Deidra Roberts – Secretary David Kushner – Treasurer
Committees
If you live in Lincoln County and would like to become involved in any of these committees, please contact Justin Blankenship.
Membership Committee Scholarship Committee Activity Planning Committee Program Committee Executive Committee Nominating Committee
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The
club is planning a bus trip to the East Carolina game
on November 8, according to Justin. "We will have 48 tickets
available with Spring Valley Charter. The cost is $140, which
includes the bus ticket, the game ticket, and a $20 donation to the
club for future events.
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