The Boone County Chapter of the WVU Alumni and Friends hosted its 22nd Annual Golf Outing and Pig Roast on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Riverview Country Club in Madison.  This year's event welcomed WVU Alumni Association Assistant Director Kevin Berry and the new Mountaineer Mascot, Rebecca Durst.

      Each year the event continues to grow, and this year was no exception as more than 300 students, alumni, WVU guests and Friends of WVU gathered to show their Blue and Gold pride and support of the Boone County WVU students.

      State Treasurer and Boone County native John Perdue once again took on the role of auctioneer to help raise funding for the Chapter.

      The Golf Outing and Pig Roast is the chapter's largest fund raising event. Money collected from the event is earmarked for scholarships. Any Boone County student who applies for a scholarship is eligible to receive financial help to attend schools under the WVU umbrella. The chapter also provides gift certificates to Boone County students attending WVU & WVU Tech.

    Each winter, the chapter hosts a pizza party for high school seniors who are considering, or planning on attending WVU. WVU officials and current Boone County  WVU Students also attend to answer any questions prospective students and parents may have about the University.