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October 23, 2007 Contact: (804) 722-0141
East Coast Bowl Names Host Hotel: College All-star football game inks deal with Hilton Garden Inn Southpark
Petersburg, VA – The East Coast Bowl Committee has announced the Hilton Garden Inn, located in Colonial Heights, VA, will be the host hotel for the seventh annual game.
The Hilton Garden Inn, a member of Shamin Hotels, has an ideal location for hosting this event. With countless shopping centers and restaurants within walking distance, players and parents will have plenty to do in their free time. The hotel sits just five minutes away from Historic Downtown Petersburg, which is rich with history and is the setting for our annual Friday night banquet.
The East Coast Bowl game is an annual college All-Star football game that is played the first Saturday following Thanksgiving in Petersburg, VA. East Coast Bowl VII will be played this year on November 24, 2007 at Historic Cameron Field with kickoff scheduled to be around 12:00 noon. The game last year, won by the North 26-24, featured top seniors from 25 different states and 20 athletes that signed NFL contracts. The East Coast Bowl Committee will gather more than 250 nominations for this year’s game, which will be narrowed down to the top 70 Division I-FCS (formerly Division I-AA), Division II, Division III and NAIA athletes. Players will report to Petersburg the day before Thanksgiving and spend the holiday with community members that are less fortunate, including visits to community centers, convalescent homes, and children’s hospitals. The game itself is set-up as a scholarship event, with all of the revenue generated going into a fund for a local high school senior who plans on attending a non-Division-I college.
Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling East Coast Bowl Headquarters at (804) 722-0141, or by stopping by the Hilton Garden Inn-Southpark. For more information on this event or to view a complete list of universities that have participated please visit our website at www.petersburgsports.com.
East Coast Bowl
1981 Midway Avenue, Petersburg, VA 23803 Ph: 804.722.0141 Fax: 804.733.7370 |
