20th
Annual Boone County WVU Alumni & Friends Golf Outing and Pig
Roast A Presidential Affair
The Boone County Chapter of the WVU Alumni and
Friends hosted its 20th Annual Golf Outing and Pig Roast on Saturday,
July 21, 2007 at the Riverview Country Club in Madison. This
year's event welcomed WVU President David Hardesty, as well as WVU
Alumni Association President Steve Douglas.
Each year the event continues to grow, and this
year was no exception as more than 400 students, alumni, WVU guests
and Friends of WVU gathered to show their Blue and Gold pride and
support of the Boone County WVU students.

The David Longfellow Ensemble performed traditional
steel drum music for the crowd as Mountaineer Mascot Brady Campbell
welcomed everyone to what is now a nationally known event.
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 student residing in Boone County who applies
for a scholarship will receive
financial
help to attend schools under the WVU umbrella. The chapter also
provides gift certificates to Lincoln & Boone County students
attending WVU & WVU Tech.
“All the hard work is well worth it when you see how it benefits
Boone County students,” said Chapter President A.J. Hatfield. "What's
even greater is President Hardesty coming to the event and see how
we value higher education."
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.