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Monday, Feb. 26, 2007
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, (304) 696-7153
Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp March 30-31 benefits Marshall’s Child Development Academy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The first Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp, named for the former Marshall University and current New England Patriots standout wide receiver, will take place Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 at MU’s Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
The fantasy camp is a fundraiser for Marshall’s Child Development Academy and allows participants to learn from professional football players including Brown, Mike Bartrum and Chad Pennington. Brown and his wife, Kim, and their two sons live in Huntington.
“My family has a very strong and special connection with Huntington and Marshall University,” Brown said. “When Kim and I chose to raise our children in Huntington they enrolled at the Child Development Academy at Marshall University and the academy became a major positive force in their early development.”
Bartrum, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Pennington, who plays for the New York Jets, also are former Thundering Herd stars.
Marshall’s Child Development Academy provides quality care and education to young children of the Marshall community. It also provides learning opportunities for MU students, especially those pursuing degrees in education. Proceeds from the camp will help to endow the academy and create scholarships for at-risk children.
“The academy positions itself as a model of best practice for early care and education in the community,” Troy Brown said. “It is their focus on early childhood development that led us to the academy.”
The weekend begins Friday, March 30 with a kickoff reception in the stadium’s Big Green Room. The football camp begins the next day with a full game-day experience. The day starts with a coach’s meeting, drills and practice, a draft and a flag football game at the stadium.
The evening concludes with a banquet and awards ceremony. The package also includes a two-night stay at the Pullman Plaza Hotel, meals and a DVD of the weekend.
The cost of the camp is $1,000 and participants must be at least 23 years old. For more information or to register for the Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp, persons may visit www.troybrownfantasyfootball.com or call McRae Pennington, director of corporate and foundation relations with the Marshall University Foundation, Inc., at (304) 696-3512.