SAN JOSE STATE Football opens 2003 season hosting Grambling on ESPN2
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MACHIAVELLI
Chairman/C.E.O.
Group Tickets Selling Fast for the Inaugural Literacy Classic
July 4, 2003
San Jose, Calif. The San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau (SJCVB), in conjunction with the Literacy Classic Organization, announced Wednesday (July 2) that group tickets for the long anticipated Literacy Classic are selling fast. Alumni and other groups interested in purchasing group tickets, which consist of 20 tickets or more, are urged to purchase tickets sooner rather than later. The Literacy Classic brings the San Jose State University Spartans head-to-head with the Grambling State University Tigers on August 23, 2003 at 3:00pm, at Spartan Stadium.
Group tickets are being sold via the San Jose Concierge, SJCVB award-winning concierge service. Groups interested in ordering tickets can call 1.888.SAN.JOSE (1.888.726.5673) or visit the Visitor Information and Business Center (VIBC) located inside the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. For added convenience, groups can download the Literacy Classic Group Preferred Seating Ticket Order Form by visiting http://www.literacyclassic.org/tickets/group.html. Individual ticket buyers (1-19 tickets) can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster.
Both individual travelers and groups who are interested in hotel accommodations can contact the San Jose Concierge for reservations. The San Jose Concierge can provide visitors information on what to do and where to go while staying in San Jose. For more information, contact the SJCVB at 1.888.SAN. JOSE.
?The Literacy Classic is an opportunity for San Jose to reveal itself as a coveted destination,? said Dan Fenton, president and CEO of the SJCVB. ?Literacy Week and the game itself are expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors. The success of the game and the week will help demonstrate the appeal of San Jose in hosting major events.?
Literacy Week and the Literacy Classic are expected to draw 65,000 attendees from out of state and throughout the Bay Area. The August 16 opening of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, a collaborative effort between the City of San Jose and San Jose State University, will kick-off Literacy Week, a week-long of events and festivities starting on August 18, that promotes literacy and academic achievement.
The Organizing Committee hopes the Literacy Classic will be successful enough to become an annual event. San Joseans not familiar with games such as Literacy Classic should expect a fun-filled and festive week. Some of the events scheduled to occur include a Greek Show, Gospel Extravaganza, multi-cultural festival, and an appearance by the distinguished Grambling State University Drumline during the halftime show. For more information on events held during Literacy Week, visit the Literacy Classic web site at www.literacyclassic.org.
?The response to the Literacy Classic has surpassed our expectations,? said Andre V. Chapman, President of the Literacy Classic Organization. ?We are hearing from groups all around the country who will be attending and helping make this one of the most significant events in the South Bay in many years.?
The Literacy Classic Organization is a nonprofit entity, which aims to raise literacy awareness and generate capital to fund regional programs that support literacy and academic achievement. The 2003 Literacy Classic activities kick-off on August 18, 2003, with a week-long series of events promoting literacy and education. Literacy Week activities will feature a variety of events and special programs including team visits to children?s hospitals, readings with Bay Area youth, a Greek Show, gospel extravaganza, a multicultural tailgate party, post-game concert and dance and more. Literacy Week culminates on August 23, 2003, with the inaugural Literacy Classic, marking the first NCAA college football game of the 2003 season. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and will include a special halftime performance by the world-renowned Grambling Tiger Marching Band. For additional information, call (888) SAN-JOSE or visit www.literacyclassic.org.
July 4, 2003
San Jose, Calif. The San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau (SJCVB), in conjunction with the Literacy Classic Organization, announced Wednesday (July 2) that group tickets for the long anticipated Literacy Classic are selling fast. Alumni and other groups interested in purchasing group tickets, which consist of 20 tickets or more, are urged to purchase tickets sooner rather than later. The Literacy Classic brings the San Jose State University Spartans head-to-head with the Grambling State University Tigers on August 23, 2003 at 3:00pm, at Spartan Stadium.
Group tickets are being sold via the San Jose Concierge, SJCVB award-winning concierge service. Groups interested in ordering tickets can call 1.888.SAN.JOSE (1.888.726.5673) or visit the Visitor Information and Business Center (VIBC) located inside the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. For added convenience, groups can download the Literacy Classic Group Preferred Seating Ticket Order Form by visiting http://www.literacyclassic.org/tickets/group.html. Individual ticket buyers (1-19 tickets) can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster.
Both individual travelers and groups who are interested in hotel accommodations can contact the San Jose Concierge for reservations. The San Jose Concierge can provide visitors information on what to do and where to go while staying in San Jose. For more information, contact the SJCVB at 1.888.SAN. JOSE.
?The Literacy Classic is an opportunity for San Jose to reveal itself as a coveted destination,? said Dan Fenton, president and CEO of the SJCVB. ?Literacy Week and the game itself are expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors. The success of the game and the week will help demonstrate the appeal of San Jose in hosting major events.?
Literacy Week and the Literacy Classic are expected to draw 65,000 attendees from out of state and throughout the Bay Area. The August 16 opening of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, a collaborative effort between the City of San Jose and San Jose State University, will kick-off Literacy Week, a week-long of events and festivities starting on August 18, that promotes literacy and academic achievement.
The Organizing Committee hopes the Literacy Classic will be successful enough to become an annual event. San Joseans not familiar with games such as Literacy Classic should expect a fun-filled and festive week. Some of the events scheduled to occur include a Greek Show, Gospel Extravaganza, multi-cultural festival, and an appearance by the distinguished Grambling State University Drumline during the halftime show. For more information on events held during Literacy Week, visit the Literacy Classic web site at www.literacyclassic.org.
?The response to the Literacy Classic has surpassed our expectations,? said Andre V. Chapman, President of the Literacy Classic Organization. ?We are hearing from groups all around the country who will be attending and helping make this one of the most significant events in the South Bay in many years.?
The Literacy Classic Organization is a nonprofit entity, which aims to raise literacy awareness and generate capital to fund regional programs that support literacy and academic achievement. The 2003 Literacy Classic activities kick-off on August 18, 2003, with a week-long series of events promoting literacy and education. Literacy Week activities will feature a variety of events and special programs including team visits to children?s hospitals, readings with Bay Area youth, a Greek Show, gospel extravaganza, a multicultural tailgate party, post-game concert and dance and more. Literacy Week culminates on August 23, 2003, with the inaugural Literacy Classic, marking the first NCAA college football game of the 2003 season. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and will include a special halftime performance by the world-renowned Grambling Tiger Marching Band. For additional information, call (888) SAN-JOSE or visit www.literacyclassic.org.
MACHIAVELLI
Chairman/C.E.O.
July 4, 2003
Literacy Classic tickets selling briskly
Individual and group ticket plans
are available.
San Jose, Calif. (July 2, 2003) - The Literacy Classic Organization, announced today that the sale of tickets for the highly-anticipated Literacy Classic football game is exceeding expectations. With slightly less than two months until game day, more than 60% of the available tickets are already sold or reserved. Group sales have accounted for more than 21% of the over 16,000 tickets claimed to date.
The Literacy Classic marks the first NCAA college football game of the 2003 season and features the San Jos? State University Spartans hosting the Grambling State University Tigers at 3:00 p.m. (PST) on August 23, 2003, at San Jos? State University?s Spartan Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and will include a special halftime show featuring the world-renowned Grambling Tiger Marching Band.
SIDENOTE:The largest attendance at a San Jose State home football game was a 31,218 sellout crowd on November 17, 1990, against Fresno State.
FROM SJSU.EDU
Literacy Classic tickets selling briskly
Individual and group ticket plans
are available.
San Jose, Calif. (July 2, 2003) - The Literacy Classic Organization, announced today that the sale of tickets for the highly-anticipated Literacy Classic football game is exceeding expectations. With slightly less than two months until game day, more than 60% of the available tickets are already sold or reserved. Group sales have accounted for more than 21% of the over 16,000 tickets claimed to date.
The Literacy Classic marks the first NCAA college football game of the 2003 season and features the San Jos? State University Spartans hosting the Grambling State University Tigers at 3:00 p.m. (PST) on August 23, 2003, at San Jos? State University?s Spartan Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and will include a special halftime show featuring the world-renowned Grambling Tiger Marching Band.
SIDENOTE:The largest attendance at a San Jose State home football game was a 31,218 sellout crowd on November 17, 1990, against Fresno State.
FROM SJSU.EDU
Bartram
Brand HBCUbian
yeah,,, and being as how I'm here posted up in da SJ,,,, I WILL BE DEAD UP IN DIS MUG!!! so look for Bartram's grill all up in da camera representin' TU and NCA&T and supporting GSU! I even got this co-worker (white engineer) at work pubbin' the game. (most folks here look at him with a blank stare,, but this he was in Huntsville/Courtland on TDY a few years ago. Being a flying enthusiast, he is a big fan of the Tuskegee Airmen after peeping some history while in Alabama and has been pubbin' Grambling coming to San Jose big time due mainly to the Eddie Robinson legacy.)
MACK OF THE SWAC
New Member
This good news. I would definately like to see this game sold out.