Football | 10/23/2008 2:34:13 PM
Box Score The Western Oregon Wolves invite all area children to attend their upcoming football game, Nov. 1, against the Humboldt State Lumberjacks.
Children have the opportunity to experience a college football game as WOU hosts NCAA Football's eleventh annual "Take A Kid to the Game" (TAKG) program presented by Coca-Cola and sponsored by AT&T and Pontiac. Kids, ages fourteen and younger, will receive a free ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket, to watch the Wolves against the Lumberjacks at McArthur Field. Start time is 1 p.m.
Western Oregon is one of more than 200 schools across the nation that is hosting a game 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 thirteenth year in the promotion of collegiate athletics.
"We are excited about this event, where kids from the community will have a chance to be apart of our game day experience and support NCAA Football's Take A Kid to the Game program," WOU athletic director Jon Carey said. "This game day experience is an opportunity for children to spend quality time with a parent or role model and learn about sportsmanship that can be demonstrated on the playing field."
Tickets for this special game can be purchased at the ticket office on game day. For more information, call 503-838-8252.
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 the official website, www.ncaafootball.com, for further information on current initiatives and to explore the newly updated interactive website that is the premier location to get all inclusive college football information with up-to-date scores, stats, audio and video streaming and unique content form every division.
