NSU to Sponsor Trip to the 2008 Honda Battle of the Bands in Atlanta

 

Norfolk, Va.—The Norfolk State University Alumni Travel Program is sponsoring a bus trip to the 2008 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase in Atlanta, January 25-27, 2008.

Open to alumni and friends of the university, the bus trip is being sponsored to support the NSU Spartan Legion Marching Band.  For the second consecutive year, the Spartan Legion is one of ten historically black colleges and universities marching bands selected to participate at the 6^th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands. 

The cost of the trip, which includes bus transportation, hotel accommodations, a battle of the bands ticket, an alumni reception, an NSU Battle of the Bands t-shirt, and a noisemaker, is $210 per person. A payment plan of four installments of $52.50 is available.  A non-refundable deposit of $52.50 is due no later than Tuesday, November 27.  Make checks payable to NSU Alumni Relations and mail to the Office of Alumni Relations, Norfolk State University, 700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504.

The lineup of colleges set to march at the George Dome, in the largest and only national scholarship program showcasing pageantry, heritage and showmanship of black college bands for 2008 is as follows:  Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Shaw University, Bethune-Cookman University, Tuskegee University, Albany State University, Texas Southern University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, North Carolina Central University and Winston-Salem State University. 

For more information or to register, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 757-823-8135.