The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Football to Participate in Extra Yard for Teachers
9/5/2018 4:36:00β―PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM - TheΒ fourthΒ annualΒ ExtraΒ YardΒ forΒ TeachersΒ WeekΒ supportedΒ byΒ theΒ CollegeΒ FootballΒ PlayoffΒ FoundationΒ takesΒ placeΒ Sept. 15-22. ExtraΒ YardΒ forΒ TeachersΒ WeekΒ isΒ anΒ annualΒ saluteΒ toΒ teachersΒ inΒ recognitionΒ ofΒ theirΒ hardΒ workΒ andΒ dedication. ExtraΒ YardΒ forΒ TeachersΒ isΒ theΒ primaryΒ platformΒ ofΒ theΒ CollegeΒ FootballΒ PlayoffΒ FoundationΒ whoseΒ missionΒ isΒ toΒ elevateΒ theΒ teachingΒ professionΒ byΒ inspiringΒ andΒ empowering teachers.
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On Saturday, Sept. 15 UAB Football hosts Tulane at Legion Field and will join in the recognition of area educators. As a part of the efforts, the Blazers will wear special helmet decals and share their stories about their favorite educators during the week. A special discounted ticket is also available for use with the promotion code EDUCATION.
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UAB Athletics will award area educators, including student teachers, with the distribution of gifts provided by Conference USA and the College Football Playoff. One hundred area educators will receive $100 gift cards courtesy of Conference USA Extra Yard for Teachers initiative to help outfit their classrooms and one area educators will receive a $500 award for their classroom needs via Donors Choose.
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UAB Athletics is hosting a contest to award one area educator with a $500Β contribution towards their DonorsChoose.org project. To apply, educators should submit the name of their project with the link to their DonorsChoose.org page to sportspromo@uab.edu. The deadline to submit an entry is 5 p.m.Β Monday, Sept. 10. The winner will be notified and will receive theΒ award on field during game against the Green Wave on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Tickets for the game versus Tulane are available for just $20. Educators can receive special ticket price when ordering online with the promo code EDUCATION. Fans are encouraged to order online and take advantage of the print at home ticket option to reduce wait times and lines at the box office on game day.Β Click here for tickets.
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VisitΒ theΒ CollegeΒ Football PlayoffΒ FoundationΒ websiteΒ at www.cfp-foundation.org toΒ learnΒ moreΒ aboutΒ ExtraΒ YardΒ for TeachersΒ Week.
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On Saturday, Sept. 15 UAB Football hosts Tulane at Legion Field and will join in the recognition of area educators. As a part of the efforts, the Blazers will wear special helmet decals and share their stories about their favorite educators during the week. A special discounted ticket is also available for use with the promotion code EDUCATION.
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UAB Athletics will award area educators, including student teachers, with the distribution of gifts provided by Conference USA and the College Football Playoff. One hundred area educators will receive $100 gift cards courtesy of Conference USA Extra Yard for Teachers initiative to help outfit their classrooms and one area educators will receive a $500 award for their classroom needs via Donors Choose.
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UAB Athletics is hosting a contest to award one area educator with a $500Β contribution towards their DonorsChoose.org project. To apply, educators should submit the name of their project with the link to their DonorsChoose.org page to sportspromo@uab.edu. The deadline to submit an entry is 5 p.m.Β Monday, Sept. 10. The winner will be notified and will receive theΒ award on field during game against the Green Wave on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Tickets for the game versus Tulane are available for just $20. Educators can receive special ticket price when ordering online with the promo code EDUCATION. Fans are encouraged to order online and take advantage of the print at home ticket option to reduce wait times and lines at the box office on game day.Β Click here for tickets.
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VisitΒ theΒ CollegeΒ Football PlayoffΒ FoundationΒ websiteΒ at www.cfp-foundation.org toΒ learnΒ moreΒ aboutΒ ExtraΒ YardΒ for TeachersΒ Week.
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