COLLEGE PLANS FUND-RAISER FOR SCHOOLS; POSTSEASON FOOTBALL GAME SET.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. will host a postseason community college football bowl game to raise money for Palmdale and Lancaster elementary schools, officials announced Wednesday. The McDonald's Inaugural Community College Bowl will showcase community college student-athletes, encourage elementary school children to think about college as a goal, and raise money for the Palmdale and Lancaster education foundations, organizers said. ``It's something that's good for the community, good for our kids and good for the college,'' said sponsor Hernando Marroquin, owner with his wife, Fran, of six local McDonald's restaurants There are more than 30,000 McDonald's restaurants in 119 countries. Restaurants The first McDonald's was not a restaurant at all, but it was a sit-in stand. The company's early franchises were built to a standard pattern that did not offer seating; this was in part to prevent and a regular contributor to both college and school programs. ``My focus, and Fran's focus, is the good of the kids.'' Organizers believe the first game will raise $25,000 to $30,000 for the schools, and become the largest annual fund-raiser for their foundations, which give schools supplementary money to buy computers, expand fine arts programs and finance similar projects. Organizers plan the game to be an annual event on the first Saturday in December. School and college officials said they are excited about the plan. ``This is a golden opportunity to work with the college, to work with McDonald's, to work with Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. and to work with the community into bringing something here that's a first,'' said James Schettig, Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
Scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the college's Marauder MARAUDER. One who, while employed in the army as a soldier, commits a larceny or robbery in the neighborhood of the camp, or while wandering away from the army. Merl. Repert. h.t. Stadium, the game will be one of at least 16 postseason games for the best of California's 84 community college football teams. The teams that will play in each bowl game won't be named until Nov. 23, after the last season game. The picks will be made by a panel from the Commission on Athletics, the sanctioning body for community college sports, from lists of teams submitted by each bowl-eligible school. College officials hope that the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley team will finish the season high enough to play at its own bowl game. Half of the ticket proceeds will be donated to the Lancaster and Palmdale school foundations, 40 percent will go to the Commission on Athletics football fund, and 10 percent will go to the college, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the bowl game contract. College officials promised to donate any of its share beyond expenses to the two foundations. In addition, concession stand Concession stand is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, Stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties. proceeds, and profits from game program advertisements and program sales will go to the schools. Expected to go on sale this month, bowl game tickets will be $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 12 and younger, or seniors age 60 or older. Golden Circle tickets for seats on the 50-yard line will cost $25. For ticket information, call (805) 722-6543. |
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