FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, 304-696-7153
 

‘Thunder in the Mountains’ features golf, music and food
in conjunction with Marshall game at Virginia Tech

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – “Thunder in the Mountains,” a weekend of golf, music and food, is planned Friday and Saturday in conjunction with Marshall University’s football game at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.

The events are sponsored by the Roanoke, Va., Alumni Club, the Marshall University Alumni Association and the Big Green Scholarship Foundation. The Thundering Herd plays the Hokies at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium.

The special events begin Friday, Sept. 11 with a golf scramble at The Meadows Golf and Country Club located at 1111 Round Meadow Dr. in Christiansburg, Va. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the tournament begins with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

The cost is $60 per person or $240 per team. Lunch and drinks are included and prizes will be awarded for the longest drive, longest putt, closest to the pin and first-, second- and third-place teams.

For those not interested in golf, New Dimensions Salon and Day Spa is offering spa packages at a special rate. Persons may call 540-394-4040, ask for Ryane and tell her they are with the Marshall University Alumni Association to receive special packages.

The Hokie-Thunder Tailgate will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday on Main Street in Christiansburg. The event features music, fun and sportsmanship. THE WORX, a favorite local band, will be playing along with other entertainment. The cost is $5 per person or $50 for a table that includes six block party tickets.

On game day, a tailgate party begins at 11:30 a.m. next to Cassell Coliseum, just a short walk from Lane Stadium on the Virginia Tech campus.

For more information or to make reservations for the golf tournament, a reserved table at Friday’s Hokie-Thunder Tailgate or Saturday’s tailgate party, call the Marshall University Alumni Office at 800-682-5869 or 304-696-2901.

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