HBCU Football Game Will be Viewed Nationally by Millions of Fans ...event will also feature a tribute to famed musician Isaac Hayes
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark your calendars and get ready for
a fantastic football game to be nationally televised on the Fox Sports Network
September 27, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. from the Los Angeles Coliseum. Farmers
Insurance Group of Companies is proud to bring to Southern California, the
unique exposure to the excitement and thrill of Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCU's) by sponsoring a football game between two
powerhouses, Prairie View A & M University from Prairie View, Texas and
Morehouse College, from Atlanta, Georgia.
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"We are honored to be the title sponsor of the Farmers Insurance Group
Angel City Classic and welcome the Fox Sports Network to the Classic," noted
Farmers Insurance Group CEO Paul Hopkins. "Everyone is invited to enjoy the
game which includes the highly anticipated half-time battle-of-the-bands and
after the game, a special tribute by Stax Records to world famous musician
Isaac Hayes who died this week."
"This is absolutely fantastic," said Black Educational Events CEO John T.
Fleming. "Fox Sports Net coverage will allow the entire country to see
firsthand the game, high school Band Clinic, Greek tailgate party, and the
enthusiasm that these Historically Black Colleges and Universities elicit.
We're thrilled that Fox, along with Farmers Insurance Group, share our goal of
promoting educational opportunities for minority students through athletic
competition and unbelievable musical exhibition."
"Farmers will also announce three recipients of the Farmers Insurance
Group UNCF National Scholarship Awards for college students who are in their
2nd, 3rd or 4th year attending an HBCU or United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
school during the September 26-27 weekend at a special Gala," explained Faye
W. McClure, Farmers Vice President of Strategic Marketing. "It is Farmers way
of saying we care about young people who could use a helping hand as they
pursue a college education. We couldn't be more proud about helping these
students achieve their dreams in life."
Stax Records VP of Artist & Repertoire, Collin Stanback, expects to see an
outpouring of artists joining what will inevitably be a huge celebration for
Hayes. "This is of course tragic news about the loss of such a giant in the
music business. Stax Records was in many ways the house that Isaac built as a
prolific songwriter and performer and I can't think of a more fitting way to
show our gratitude for everything he gave us than to fill the L.A. Coliseum
with all of his fans," said Stanback.
For more information, or to participate as a sponsor or a vendor, call the
Farmers Insurance Group Angel City Classic office at 323-293-0940 or visit
http://www.angelcityclassic.com
Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial
Services, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network
of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia
Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers(R) is the nation's
third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property
and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and
their subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto,
Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million
households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at
http://www.farmers.com.
About Black Educational Events
The primary mission of Black Educational Events, LLC (B.E.E.) is to
produce classic events on the West Coast that showcase Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). These events combine the entertainment of
bands, dance teams and cheering squads with the competition and pride
associated with an HBCU football game. Because youth in western geographies
are thousands of miles away from these institutions, the events produced by
B.E.E. also serve the higher purpose of increasing awareness, particularly
among young people, of the educational and cultural opportunities offered by
HBCUs.
SOURCE Farmers Group, Inc.
