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."