Houston Labor Day Classic.Com

For Immediate Release

Release Date: Monday, 8/03/09

Contact: J. Kenyatta Cavil

Phone: 281-330-1341

Fax: 281-431-8204

E-mail: kcavil@thg-agency.com

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HOUSTON LABOR DAY CLASSIC ELITE WEEKEND SPORTS PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE

THG Agency, a Houston-based and well-respected sports event consulting and management company in partnership with D. G. Sports and Entertainment, are pleased to announce the 2009 Houston Labor Day Classic Elite Weekend Sports Packages. The packages, which are designed around the annual Labor Day Classic Football weekend featuring Texas Southern and Prairie A&M Universities, offers fans an opportunity to experience a luxurious but affordable weekend at one of the biggest sporting events of the year in the city of Houston, Texas.

"It‟s important to our institutions that we grow this Black College Football Classic," said THG President & CEO J. Kenyatta Cavil. "Our customers that support both institutions have suggested to us that they want The Labor Day Classic to mirror some of the other high-profile classics around the country. As a result, we decided to provide hospitality and events in conjunction with the game to further enhance and support „The Battle of the Bands and "The Game on the Field.

This year's classic marks the 25th year Prairie View and Texas Southern square off on the gridiron on Labor Day weekend. Held at Reliant Stadium beginning at 7 p.m. on September 5th, this year‟s edition of the classic is a must-see affair as rivalries are at an all-time high due to the arrival of a new coach in alumnus Johnnie Cole and a former local high school star quarterback in Bobby Reid at Texas Southern. In addition, Texas Southern also boasts several former key Prairie View A&M staff members, including Athletics Director Charles McClelland, who are sliding into their second year at their still fairly new home in Houston. On the opposite sideline, Prairie View A&M enters the 64th meeting between both schools with high expectations as the Panthers are coming off their best season since 1976 under sixth-year head coach Henry Frazier III.  

"We spent a lot of time putting together our own packages for our alums. We were looking for a great mixture and the perfect formula to our alums to meet and mingle while supporting our athletic programs," said Texas Southern University National Alumni Association, Inc. (TSUNAA) President Chris LeBlanc. "I believe this partnership will serve our TSU alumni base well."

A total of two packages (The Suite Life & A Touch of Class) featuring four options each are available for fans to purchase.

Individuals who opt for one of the four Suite Life Packages will have an opportunity to experience the Labor Day Classic at its finest as three of the four options features luxuries such as bottles of champagne, game day suite tickets and a hotel room with a minimum one-night stay at the Holiday Inn directly next to Reliant Stadium on the corner of Kirby and La Concha Lane. In addition, all options feature two tickets to the Labor Day Classic Hospitality Suite Mixer also at the Holiday Inn. Similar to The Suite Life, The Touch of Class package also offers four options to choose from. Individuals who opt for this package gets a chance to select from options that features Reliant Stadium Club Level or Suite tickets, a one-night stay at the Holiday Inn and a bottle of champagne. Also included with each Touch of Class option are two tickets to the Labor Day Classic Hospitality Suite Mixer at the Holiday Inn.

"We‟re committed to both institutions," said Cavil. "We‟re building a unique platform of "Elite Weekend Sports Packages‟ tailored to our cliental. We‟re going to create a great EWSP umbrella that will help Black College Sport progress in terms of further marketing games and events in a major way that allows alums and fans to support their programs in the most comfortable manner possible."

To view the packages in more detail along with payment options (on-line payment is available) log on to the event‟s official Web site at www.houstonlabordayclassic.com.

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