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Tickets for ECCC Tony Dungy event on sale

tions. Ticketsmay also be pur– chased on-line via the college website at www.eccc.edu or from the following alumni lo– cated throughout the college's five-county service area: • Leake County: Matt Riley (601) 298-<>723; Aubry Cox (601) 267-0065; • Neshoba Cbunty: Bob Posey (601) ~3316; Guy Nowell (601) 575-2752; • Ne~on Coun~~ Emilie Smith (601) 616-8802; ~fark Killens (601) 616-3495; • Scott Countv: Granville Freeman (601) ..t69-

and socially." Coach Dungy is the # 1 New York Times bestsellingauthor of Quiet Strength and Uncom– mon. He led the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl victory on Feb. 4, 2007, and est~ lished an NFL first by leading his teams to the playoffs for 10 consecutiveyears. Dungy has been involved in a wide varietyof charitableor– ganizations, including the Fel– lowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes inAction,Mentors for Life, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & GirlsClubs, and All Pro Dad

each of the five commitments our institution has made as a component of 2020 Vision. Second, it has the potential to seamlessly connect our ath– letic facilities to the college and our community the EC Way - ExcellenceWith Class. Third, the construction of this facility will set us apart from our peers and enhance our reputation as a training ground for excellence. And fourth, this facility wiD provide a place to further develop our student-athletes in all four phases of their life- intell~ tually, physically, spiritually

From school reports

Super Bowl Champion coach and best-selling author Tony Dungy will headline a fundraising event for East Central Community College at 7 p.m., March 28, 2014, in the Neshoba County Coliseum in Philadelphia. "Laying the Foundation: An Evening With Coach Tony Dungy'' will serve as a fundraiser for a new Football Operations Center on the De– catur campus and will feature a silent auction including sports memorabilia, a meal and comments from Coach Dungy. Estimated to cost 84.8 mil– lion, the newfacility "ill be lo– cated in the north end of Bailey Stadium and will in– clude a state-of-the-art weight room and athletic training fa– cility for all student-athletes. Also included in the plans is a $1 million turf field to replace the e.xisting grass sw·face. Individual tickets for the special fundraising event are 5125 each ($100 per ticket if purchased prior to Dec. 31, 2013) and will be on sale be– ginning Monday, Dec. 2, • through the office of the ECCC Foundation and Alumni Rela-

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