Western Virginia Education Classic Kicks off at Salem Stadium Sept. 20Posted Sep18, 2008 at 03:11 PMWhen the 9th annual Western Virginia Education Classic takes place this Saturday at Salem Stadium, a familiar face will be carrying the football. Salem Mayor Randy Foley, a former all‐state performer at Salem High School, who electrified crowds with his kick returns and receiving skills in the mid 1980s, will be back inside his old stadium carrying the game ball out to mid‐field in the pregame ceremony. "It’s always exciting to go back on that field and experience the memories it brings up," says Foley, who also played football at the University of Virginia. "Having participated in sports for so long, it’s still great just to get on any kind of playing surface and feel that sensation that lets you know it’s time to start performing." This year’s Western Virginia Education Classic will kick off at 2pm on Saturday as Virginia Union takes on Johnson C. Smith on the field turf at Salem Stadium. Tickets for adults are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the game. Student tickets for those ages 6 years to college are $5. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Salem Civic Center box office. "It’s a pleasure to share our facilities with the rest of the community and the rest of the state and bring people into Salem, so they can see what we’re all about, and show them how much athletics can mean to a community," says Foley. "I’m sure this will be a like a bowl game for many of these players." Roanoke Vice Mayor Sherman Lea developed this game in 2000 as a way help Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) get high school drop‐outs back into school to finish their educations. Since that first game was played at old Victory Stadium, TAP’s Project Recovery has seen 658 students return to Roanoke City schools or an alternative education program to earn a diploma or a GED. Submitted by Mike Stevens, Communications Director for the City of Salem |
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