Group Tickets Selling Fast for the Inaugural Literacy Classic

San Jose, Calif. The San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau (SJCVB), in conjunction with the Literacy Classic Organization, announced Wednesday (July 2) that group tickets for the long anticipated Literacy Classic are selling fast. Alumni and other groups interested in purchasing group tickets, which consist of 20 tickets or more, are urged to purchase tickets sooner rather than later. The Literacy Classic brings the San Jose State University Spartans head-to-head with the Grambling State University Tigers on August 23, 2003 at 3:00pm, at Spartan Stadium.

Group tickets are being sold via the San Jose Concierge, SJCVB award-winning concierge service. Groups interested in ordering tickets can call 1.888.SAN.JOSE (1.888.726.5673) or visit the Visitor Information and Business Center (VIBC) located inside the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. For added convenience, groups can download the Literacy Classic Group Preferred Seating Ticket Order Form by visiting http://www.literacyclassic.org/tickets/group.html. Individual ticket buyers (1-19 tickets) can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster.

Both individual travelers and groups who are interested in hotel accommodations can contact the San Jose Concierge for reservations. The San Jose Concierge can provide visitors information on what to do and where to go while staying in San Jose. For more information, contact the SJCVB at 1.888.SAN. JOSE.

“The Literacy Classic is an opportunity for San Jose to reveal itself as a coveted destination,” said Dan Fenton, president and CEO of the SJCVB. “Literacy Week and the game itself are expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors. The success of the game and the week will help demonstrate the appeal of San Jose in hosting major events.”

Literacy Week and the Literacy Classic are expected to draw 65,000 attendees from out of state and throughout the Bay Area. The August 16 opening of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, a collaborative effort between the City of San Jose and San Jose State University, will kick-off Literacy Week, a week-long of events and festivities starting on August 18, that promotes literacy and academic achievement.

The Organizing Committee hopes the Literacy Classic will be successful enough to become an annual event. San Joseans not familiar with games such as Literacy Classic should expect a fun-filled and festive week. Some of the events scheduled to occur include a Greek Show, Gospel Extravaganza, multi-cultural festival, and an appearance by the distinguished Grambling State University Drumline during the halftime show. For more information on events held during Literacy Week, visit the Literacy Classic web site at www.literacyclassic.org.

“The response to the Literacy Classic has surpassed our expectations,” said Andre V. Chapman, President of the Literacy Classic Organization. “We are hearing from groups all around the country who will be attending and helping make this one of the most significant events in the South Bay in many years.”

The Literacy Classic Organization is a nonprofit entity, which aims to raise literacy awareness and generate capital to fund regional programs that support literacy and academic achievement. The 2003 Literacy Classic activities kick-off on August 18, 2003, with a week-long series of events promoting literacy and education. Literacy Week activities will feature a variety of events and special programs including team visits to children’s hospitals, readings with Bay Area youth, a Greek Show, gospel extravaganza, a multicultural tailgate party, post-game concert and dance and more. Literacy Week culminates on August 23, 2003, with the inaugural Literacy Classic, marking the first NCAA college football game of the 2003 season. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and will include a special halftime performance by the world-renowned Grambling Tiger Marching Band. For additional information, call (888) SAN-JOSE or visit www.literacyclassic.org.

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