October 15, 2009
Football game activities to include pregame flyover, charity campaigns
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - |
Pregame activities leading up to the noon kickoff at Ross-Ade Stadium will include a flyover of a KC-135R Stratotanker by the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base. The flyover, made possible by the Purdue's Air Force ROTC detachment, features the Air Force's first jet-powered aerial refueling tanker.
The Stratotanker, with a wingspan of 130 feet, is one of just six military aircraft with more than 50 years of continuous service. In addition to its aerial refueling duties, modified KC-135s also serve as flying command posts and transport, electronic reconnaissance and photo mapping craft.
Also for this game, Purdue is encouraging fans to wear gold and support the United Way.
To jump-start the campaign, Follett's Purdue Bookstores and Purdue Pride are selling specially designed "Gold Strike" T-shirts for $10. Follett's will donate $2 from each shirt sale to the United Way, while Purdue's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will donate $1 for each shirt sold at the Purdue Pride team store. The shirts are available from Purdue Pride at Ross-Ade Stadium and online at https://www.purduesports.com
Purdue Sports Properties, Artistic Media Partners and the Community Family & Resource Center are teaming up again this year on the Coats for Kids Drive. Coats may be dropped off at any of the following locations:
* Artistic Media Partners: 3824 South 18th St., Lafayette
* Community Family & Resource Center: 330 Fountain St., Lafayette
* Executive Dry Cleaning: 1048 Sagamore Parkway West, West Lafayette
* Sparkle Tone Dry Cleaning: 238 East State St., West Lafayette
* T&T Dry Cleaning: Lafayette Square 2174 South 22nd St., Lafayette
Executive Dry Cleaning, Sparkle Tone Dry Cleaning and T&T Dry Cleaning will provide their services to clean donated coats. In addition, coats may be dropped off outside Gate G of Ross-Ade Stadium prior to Saturday's (Oct. 17) football game. Last year's collection topped 2,000 coats. Artistic Media Partners consists of Z96-5 (WAZY), 95.7 (The Rocket) and 95.3 (BOB-FM).
Writer: Sara White, associate sports information director, 765-494-6235, sarawhite@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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