8 September Tailgate contest September 8, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Area residents are invited to participate in a tailgate contest on the lawn of the Davis Event Center at the Fulton Campus of Itawamba Community College, beginning at 5 p.m., Sept. 28. Entries, which must have three tailgate leaders, will be judged on creativity, pride, food and atmosphere. Winners of best atmosphere, best food, most spirit and best overall will be announced at 6:30 p.m. The award for best overall will be presented at Eaton Field during ICC’s football game with Pearl River Community College. Each tailgate will include one 10 x 10 space for a personal tent and items. Participating groups must complete the registration form, which is available at ICC’s website, www.iccms.edu, and return it to Community Relations, the sponsor of the event, by Sept. 25, either by email at jrbunch@iccms.edu or by mail to 602 West Hill Street, Fulton, MS 38843. For more information, contact Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch, executive director of Community Relations, at jrbunch@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8035. Related Articles Community Tailgate contest set for Sept. 27 Area residents are invited to participate in a tailgate contest on the lawn of the Davis Event Center at the Fulton Campus of Itawamba Community College, beginning at 4:30 p.m., Sept. 27. Entries, which must have three tailgate leaders, will be judged on creativity, pride, food and atmosphere. Winners of best atmosphere, best food, most spirit and best overall will be announced at 6 p.m. The award for best overall will be presented at Eaton Field during ICC’s football game with Northeast Mississippi Community College. Each tailgate will include one 10 x 10 space for a personal tent and items. Participating groups must complete the registration form, which is available at ICC’s website, www.iccms.edu, and return it to Community Relations, the sponsor of the event, by Sept. 21, either by email at communityrelations@iccms.edu or by mail to 602 West Hill Street, Fulton, MS 38843. For more information, contact Nina Strother, director of Community Relations, at njcstrother@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8242. QEP Logo Design Contest ICC students have an opportunity in January to enter their work in the QEP Logo Design Contest, which will best illustrate the theme for the College’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The logo will be used online, in print and on merchandise. Entries will be accepted from Jan. 9-27 and should be based on the theme, “Read. Lead. Succeed: Trending on Comprehending.” According to the contest rules, flexibility is a key requirement, including the need to resize easily and to be effective in both black and white and color. The final version of the logo must be suitable for high quality printing. The contest is open to all ICC students enrolled at the time of the contest. Entrants should ensure that their entries are in no way similar to existing logos or other copyrighted images. Artwork can be submitted in two ways: email digital entry or hand delivery at either location. Any medium can be used including drawing, painting, photographs, graphic design or computer-generated images. Digital entries may be submitted to jmholloway@iccms.edu, and on campus delivery, which must be in a sealed envelope, to ... ICC seeking participants for Community Tailgate Itawamba Community College is seeking participants for its 2021 Community Tailgate, Oct. 14, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in front of Butch Lambert Stadium at the Fulton Campus. Businesses, alumni, teams, families, offices, both community and student groups and organizations are invited to participate in the free opportunity, according to Nina Strother, director of marketing and community engagement at ICC. The tailgates and food will be separate competitions, Strother said. Tailgate booths will be judged on atmosphere, creativity and spirit. They have the opportunity to participate in the cook off or as a booth. The cook off will be divided into sweet and savory categories. Tailgate participants may submit one sweet and/or one savory dish to the Chief’s Sweet and Savory Cook Off tent by 5 p.m., when judging will begin. Winners, which will be selected for both categories and an overall grand champion, will be announced at 5:45 p.m. Participants must sign up by Oct. 4. For more information, email njstrother@iccms.edu or call (662) 862-8242. ICC schedules community tailgate with a twist Itawamba Community College will host its annual community tailgate on Sept. 15 from 5-6:30 p.m. with a new twist this year. The Community Tailgate Fan Fest at The Grove on the Fulton Campus will have plenty of “fun” activities preceding the home football game vs. Northeast Mississippi Community College. Food trucks and various groups at ICC are scheduled to be on hand with food and activities, and the public is invited to attend. “Live entertainment by DJ Marky Mark of Best Productions will begin at 5 p.m., and Do Right BBQ, Jo’s Café, Funky Cones and Snowie will be available,” said ICC Director of Marketing and Community Engagement Nina Strother. “There will be a kid’s zone with games, face painting, bounce houses, inflatable slides and an obstacle course, and fans are welcome to bring their own tents, lawn chairs and blankets to tailgate.” To continue the celebration of ICC’s 75th anniversary, ICC Alumni Association President Chuck Howell of Pontotoc will display his 1948 Plymouth, the year that the college opened its doors in Fulton. The football game kicks off at 6:30 ... ICC seeks participants for Community Tailgate Itawamba Community College is seeking participants for its 2019 Community Tailgate, Oct. 10, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in front of Butch Lambert Stadium at the Fulton Campus. Businesses, alumni, teams, families, offices, community groups, student groups and organizations are invited to participate in the free opportunity, according to Nina Strother, director of community relations at ICC. This year, the tailgates and food will be separate competitions. Tailgate booths will be judged on atmosphere, creativity and spirit. Judging will begin at 5 p.m. The cook off will be divided into sweet and savory categories, and tailgate participants may submit one sweet and/or one savory dish to the cook off tent by 5 p.m. for judging. Winners will be selected for both categories as well as an overall grand champion. Participants must sign up by Oct. 4 for the rain or shine event. For more information, contact Community Relations at communityrelations@iccms.edu or call (662) 862-8444. ICC celebrates 75th anniversary with Sept. 28 community tailgate Itawamba Community College will host a 75th anniversary celebration and community tailgate, Sept. 28, prior to the Indians’ football game with Northwest Mississippi Community College. The schedule includes 4 p.m., Indian Spirit Walk (cheer the football team on their way to Lambert Stadium); 5 p.m., community tailgate with food trucks and free Kids’ Zone activities; 6:30 p.m., pregame show with the ICC All-American Marching Band; and 7 p.m., kickoff at Eaton Field. According to event organizer Nina Strother, director of Marketing and Community Engagement, a designated area will be set up for tailgating, however, those who wish to participate must be set up before 3:30 p.m. One table and two chairs are available per 10 x 10 tent. All events are open to the public. For more information, contact Strother at 662.862.8242 or njstrother@iccms.edu. Comments are closed.