FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, (304) 696-7153
 

Thunder into Mason County tailgate party is Oct. 24 at MOVC

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Tri-County Alumni Club of the Marshall University Alumni Association is hosting the sixth annual Thunder into Mason County Tailgate Party next week as part of Marshall’s homecoming activities.

The event, which is free to the public, is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 on the lawn next to the Mid-Ohio Valley Center in Point Pleasant, W.Va.

“This event shows our support for the football team and the university as a whole,” MOVC Director Homer Preece said. “It provides a stronger tie among the community, the MOVC and the main campus. After all, we are all Marshall.”

Several people from Marshall’s Huntington campus are expected to attend. Among those are Dr. Sarah Denman, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs; Royce Chadwick, head coach of the women’s basketball team; Jean Gilman, director of recruitment; and Tish Littlehales, director of alumni relations.

Entertainment will be provided by the Wahama High School marching band and Thundering Herd mascot Marco. Food and drinks will be served.

For more information, contact Nancy Pelphrey in Marshall’s alumni office at (304) 696-3134 or visit the MOVC Web site at www.marshall.edu/movc.

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