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| Jacksonville Rattlers kickoff Strike Tour with $20,010 donation. |
The initial leg of FAMU athletics’ “Strike Tour 21”, coaches tour, raised $65,510 on it's stops in Jacksonville, Polk County, and Tampa, FL.
“We’re excited to finally get out and connect in person with our fans,” said athletic director Kortne Gosha. “We love our fan base and we love sharing our vision for FAMU athletics, whenever and where ever.”
“The ‘Strike Tour’ is a great opportunity for some of our coaches to visit with our loyal supporters and FAMU alumni. We hope this event will help build momentum as we look forward to the 2021-22 year and more competition.”
In addition to hearing from AD Gosha, Rattler fans had opportunity to meet and interact with head football coach Willie Simmons, head men’s basketball coach Robert McCullum and head women’s basketball coach Shalon Pillow.
The next leg of the tour will take the coaches to Atlanta, Ga, for two days, June 25-26, before coming back for an event in Tallahassee on July 1, and then on to Ft. Lauderdale on July 9. Additional stops include Chicago (July 16-17), Houston, TX (July 22), Dallas, TX (July 23), and Washington, DC (July 24).
“We’re excited to finally get out and connect in person with our fans,” said athletic director Kortne Gosha. “We love our fan base and we love sharing our vision for FAMU athletics, whenever and where ever.”
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| Polk Co. Rattlers donate $20,00. |