Northern Illinois Football Pregame Party & Bus Trip
Sept 23, 2016 15:47:36 GMT -5
Post by toledoalumni on Sept 23, 2016 15:47:36 GMT -5
All UT football fans are welcome to attend the Alumni Association pregame party, where the varsity band and cheerleaders will join us in The Upper Terrace Suite in Guaranteed Rate Field (home of the Chicago White Sox).
We are also offering a bus trip that will transport our alumni and friends to the game and pregame party. The cost of the bus trip includes bus rental, tolls, parking, driver tip, your game ticket, the pregame party, hotel accommodations at the Ameristar Hotel and Casino for Wednesday night and a hot breakfast buffet on Thursday morning.
Here are the available options:
Pregame Party Only
$30 per person
For those who have their game tickets and plan to travel to Chicago on their own
Bus Trip
$199 per person based on double occupancy, $249 based on single occupancy
Includes your game ticket, bus trip, tolls, parking, driver tip, pregame party, hotel accommodations, and breakfast
Bus Trip & Pregame Party Only (No Game Ticket)
$142 per person based on double occupancy, $192 based on single occupancy
Includes the bus trip, tolls, parking, driver tip, pregame party, hotel accommodations, and breakfast
Mainly for athletic donors and season ticket holders who wish to purchase their seats through the Athletic Department
Pregame Party & Game Ticket Only
$87 per person
For those who have their game ticket and plan to travel to the stadium on their own
Game Tickets Only
$57 per person (plus processing fee)
Call 419.530.GOLD (4653) to purchase game tickets only through the UT Athletics Office
The menu for the pregame party is:
-Spinach and apple salad with toasted walnuts, chevre cheese and red onions with a cider vinaigrette
-Italian chopped salad with grilled chicken, bacon, blue cheese, tomato and pasta with a honey Dijon vinaigrette
-Maple-glazed turkey with cranberry apricot chutney and sage gravy
-Slow-roasted prime rib with natural jus and horseradish cream
-Penne pasta with spicy marinara, Asiago cream, mushrooms, fresh basil and shaved Parmesan
-Garlic mashed potatoes garnished with chives
-Bistro roasted vegetables with the season’s finest fresh herbs and olive oil
-Assorted artisan rolls and butter
-Coffee and a selected of herbal teas
-Assorted cookies and brownies
-A cash bar will be available.
Our busses will depart from UT’s Scott Park Campus at 1 p.m. EST from Parking Lot 21, with the pregame party scheduled from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., prior to the 7 p.m. CST kickoff. We anticipate returning to campus at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 10. Because the Alumni Association is contractually bound for bus rental, facility rental and catering charges, we will unfortunately be unable to provide refunds for any cancellations. No exceptions.
Bus space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A total of 100 seats are available. The pregame party is limited to the first 400 reservations which includes the 100 bus seats.
The deadline to make reservations for the bus trip is November 4, or until all seats are filled. Complete, non-refundable payment in full must be received with your reservation. Pregame party reservations will be accepted until room capacity is reached.
Please note that the Alumni Association is hosting the pregame party at below actual cost and that we are not profiting in any way from these activities. Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 800.235.6766 or click here to make your reservations.
GO ROCKETS!
We are also offering a bus trip that will transport our alumni and friends to the game and pregame party. The cost of the bus trip includes bus rental, tolls, parking, driver tip, your game ticket, the pregame party, hotel accommodations at the Ameristar Hotel and Casino for Wednesday night and a hot breakfast buffet on Thursday morning.
Here are the available options:
Pregame Party Only
$30 per person
For those who have their game tickets and plan to travel to Chicago on their own
Bus Trip
$199 per person based on double occupancy, $249 based on single occupancy
Includes your game ticket, bus trip, tolls, parking, driver tip, pregame party, hotel accommodations, and breakfast
Bus Trip & Pregame Party Only (No Game Ticket)
$142 per person based on double occupancy, $192 based on single occupancy
Includes the bus trip, tolls, parking, driver tip, pregame party, hotel accommodations, and breakfast
Mainly for athletic donors and season ticket holders who wish to purchase their seats through the Athletic Department
Pregame Party & Game Ticket Only
$87 per person
For those who have their game ticket and plan to travel to the stadium on their own
Game Tickets Only
$57 per person (plus processing fee)
Call 419.530.GOLD (4653) to purchase game tickets only through the UT Athletics Office
The menu for the pregame party is:
-Spinach and apple salad with toasted walnuts, chevre cheese and red onions with a cider vinaigrette
-Italian chopped salad with grilled chicken, bacon, blue cheese, tomato and pasta with a honey Dijon vinaigrette
-Maple-glazed turkey with cranberry apricot chutney and sage gravy
-Slow-roasted prime rib with natural jus and horseradish cream
-Penne pasta with spicy marinara, Asiago cream, mushrooms, fresh basil and shaved Parmesan
-Garlic mashed potatoes garnished with chives
-Bistro roasted vegetables with the season’s finest fresh herbs and olive oil
-Assorted artisan rolls and butter
-Coffee and a selected of herbal teas
-Assorted cookies and brownies
-A cash bar will be available.
Our busses will depart from UT’s Scott Park Campus at 1 p.m. EST from Parking Lot 21, with the pregame party scheduled from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., prior to the 7 p.m. CST kickoff. We anticipate returning to campus at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 10. Because the Alumni Association is contractually bound for bus rental, facility rental and catering charges, we will unfortunately be unable to provide refunds for any cancellations. No exceptions.
Bus space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A total of 100 seats are available. The pregame party is limited to the first 400 reservations which includes the 100 bus seats.
The deadline to make reservations for the bus trip is November 4, or until all seats are filled. Complete, non-refundable payment in full must be received with your reservation. Pregame party reservations will be accepted until room capacity is reached.
Please note that the Alumni Association is hosting the pregame party at below actual cost and that we are not profiting in any way from these activities. Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 800.235.6766 or click here to make your reservations.
GO ROCKETS!