THE GREAT " Heart & Soul" Tailgate Party  

SEPTEMBER 5,2010

McCracken Field - Citrus Bowl  - Orlando Florida

ADMISSION IS FREE!!  ALUMNI, FANS, LOCALS - EVERYBODY IS WELCOME!

2010 MEAC/SWAC TAILGATE SPONSORS

The Great "HEART & SOUL" Tailgate is a "don't want to miss it" family event, with games,  auto showcases, great food, lots of giveaways and the spirit of game day!!  Tittilate your taste buds with the best Collard Greens in the South from the winner of the Collard Green Cookoff and soul food from some of the best restaurants and caterers in Orlando.  Buy t-shirts, game day paraphenalia, and greek stuff from our vendors and exhibitors. Watch dance and greek steppers and get your groove on with our neo-soul performances. We have everything you need to make a TAILGATE PARTY a great way to start off the Classic Football Game Day! Last year we had over 2000 in attendance and the vendors stayed til  after the game to keep the party going!  This is a tailgate unlike any others...you don't have to pack the grill, bring the ice, or pitch the tent....it is all there....just for you!

TAILGATE PARTY PROVIDES A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORSHIPS, VENDORS AND ENTERTAINERS. 

Also appearing on the Tailgate Show:  9:30 to Noon

• MC's WOKB's Glen Allgood and Soul Man- Will Spottsville
• Special Guest Appearance - Nat'l Recording Artists(To Be Announced)
• The Daytonaires
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• Neo Soul Gospel Diva - Monique Spivey
• Finalists of the "So You Want Your Name in Lights" Contest
• Winners of the Disney Step Show and
•       Drumline Competitions
• Collard Green Cookoff
• Children's Zone

 

 

Tailgate Party from 3:30 p.m to 7:00 p.m - Eat, play cards, have a great time

 Entertainment featuring: 

 

  CeCe Teneal & Kamotion                                                                                                                                 

       

  

 Silkee Smoove

 

 

Central Florida Steppers, Swingers, Line Dancers from Louisiana, Delaware and Florida

Chicken Wing Eatin'

and  much more........  

  If you want to volunteer to help, click here- (our volunteers have a lot of fun and get to see the game for free!)

 Walt Disney World Resort is the presenting sponsor of the MEAC-SWAC Challenge, an ESPN Regional Television (ERT) owned-and-operated event, featuring teams from two prominent HBCU (Historically Black College/University) leagues — Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

This is the third year that the event will be held in Orlando and will showcase a college football match-up between the Southern University Jacquars and the Delaware Ste Hornets on September 5, 2010 live at 12 noon. ET on ESPN2, from the Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida. The first three years, this pre-season game was played at Legion Field in Birmingham , Ala.

 

 

 

MEAC SWAC CHALLENGE Time: 12 noon, on ESPN Location: The Citrus Bowl, Orlando FL
Post-game Battle of the Bands Post Game Tailgate Party featuring Coors

 

The Great Tailgate is coordinated by:

CanDo WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN!