WHAT’S A HOKIE?
Because of you...
I AM
“I feel honored to represent Virginia Tech as a student-athlete, and I am very grateful we have such an outstanding organization like the Hokie Club supporting us. Thanks for all you do!”
Marshall Bailey, Junior, Golf
Donor file
Name: Jim and Debbie Petrine
Hokie Club Level: Hokie Benefactor
Currently Resides: Hardy, Va.
What year did you graduate from Virginia Tech?
Jim graduated in 1980; Debbie in ’78
Family:Daughter Rachelle is a Hokie grad (2009).
Son Brad is a sophomore at the Rosen College at UCF – still a Hokie at heart, though.
A Hokie is ...
Funny story there – let’s just say the people of Boston now know the whole story of what a Hokie is.
The Hokie Nation is real because ...
There is a unique connection among Hokie fans.
What is your best memory of Virginia Tech athletics?
There are so many – the first win at Miami, beating Texas in the Sugar Bowl, beating Duke and Carolina at the Cassell ...
How did you get involved with the Hokie Club?
A friend invited us to attend a meeting in Roanoke.
What caused you to become a fan of Virginia Tech?
We both graduated from Tech and our first date was to a football game.
Do you have any game day superstitions? If so, what are they?
Debbie’s lucky earrings, Jim’s belt, we have to buy the first program we see, the list goes on and on ...
Describe your perfect day at Virginia Tech.
A sunny day tailgating with friends and family and then downtown with the students.
Do you have any tailgating traditions? If so, tell us your best.
We like to serve food associated with the visiting team – Joe’s Stone Crabs form Miami, Runza’s for Nebraska, Boston Butt for BC ...
What motivates you to give back to help Virginia Tech athletics?
Athletics are a big part of our lives. We also believe Tech’s coaches and administrators are “doing it right.”
I'm a Hokie Club member because ...
We have made so many lifelong friends through Hokie Club activities and we also enjoy the interaction with our coaches and administrators.
My favorite Virginia Tech sports are ...
Football and basketball.
My all-time favorite Virginia Tech Football player is ...
Jim – Michael Vick
Debbie – Frank Beamer
My all-time favorite Virginia Tech student athlete from another sport is ...
Dell Curry.
Ways to Give
Matching Gifts
Understanding different ways of Hokie Club giving.
One way to maximize your gift to the Virginia Tech Athletic Fund is by utilizing our matching gift option. Many companies provide a matching gift program to employees as a benefit to encourage employees to make charitable donations. Upon making this donation to a charitable organization, the company will “match” the employee’s original gift, in some instances even doubling or tripling the amount originally pledged by the employee. To determine if you are eligible to make a matching gift, check with your employer.
Common Matching Gift Questions:
1. When should I submit a matching gift form? You should submit your matching gift form from your employer at the same time you make your gift. If you make your contribution by bank draft or with quarterly payments, we will process the matching gift form with the final payment for that calendar year.
2. What if you have already made your gift and just realized that your company will match. Is it too late? Probably not. Policies vary, but for the most part, companies allow anywhere from six months to a year after the gift is made for employees to request matching funds. Go ahead and send the form to us with a note and we will handle it for you.
3. My company does not match, but my spouse’s company does. How does this effect my giving? When you submit your gift, make sure the spouse eligible for matching completes the gift form and signs the check. We will take it from there and see that the matching gift is properly applied.
4. My company has always matched my gifts - why have they changed their policy now? The university will make every effort to comply with both the letter and intention of companies’ matching gift policies. If you have questions regarding your company’s matching gift policies for athletics gifts, please consult with your Human Resources/Matching Gift representative.
25th Annual Hokie Celebration
The Blacksburg Hokie Club and Virginia Tech Athletic Fund would like to thank Custom Catering, Top of the Stairs, Bull & Bones Brewhaus & Grill, Blackstone Grill and West End Market for their major sponsorship of this year’s Hokie Celebration. They would also like to thank the following sponsors for their support of this year’s Hokie Celebration!
| A Cleaner World - Blacksburg A Cleaner World - Roanoke Alumni Hall Awful Arthurs B & B Fasteners Backstreets BCR Real Estate Best Wishes Blacksburg Country Club Blacksburg Floor Fashions Blacksburg Sports Club Bolling Hearl Ratliff Bonomos Brown Insurance Bud Foster’s Restaurant Carol Lee Doughnuts Carper Insurance Associates Carter Bank & Trust Champs Sports Bar Charles Tilson - State Farm Chateau Morrisette Chris Turman - State Farm Classic Floors of Virginia Clinton’s Transfer & Storage Coca Cola Coleman Brittle College Art CollegeSavers.com Companion Animal Clinic Courtyard Marriott Darrell Harman, DDS Dr. R. L. Turner, Orthodontist Draper Aden Associates Edens Distributing Elderberry’s Emporium Eric Johnson - State Farm Farmhouse Fast Signs First Bank & Trust |
Foxridge Frank, Spicer & Cox, P.C. G & H Appliance Gentoo Technologies Gold’s Gym Grand Home Furnishings Hampton Inn Hardees Harvey’s Chevrolet Henebry’s Jewelers Hilton Garden Inn Hodges, Jones & Mabry Hokie Hardwood Club Hollywood’s Restaurant & Bakery Hooptie Ride Driving Service Hot-Z Tranport Company Inside Hokie Sports Magazine ISP - Virginia Tech Sports Network Ivan Morozov J and D Builders Kelly Shelton - Nationwide Kent Jewelers Kollmorgen Krispy Kreme Kroger Legends LUNCHPAILDEFENSE.COM M & M Tire Main Street Inn Martin Travel Michael B. Cooke, CPA, PC Microtel Hotel Mike Tuck Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea Moe’s Southwest Grill Moog Components Group New Tech Fitness NRV Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, LTD Olive Garden Original Frameworks P. K.’s |
Price-Williams Realty Professional Communications Red Lobster Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Reynolds Architects Richard L. Anthony, DDS Robinson Farmer Cox Associates Roundball Club Salad Creations Samuels Jewelers Brandon Semones - State Farm Servpro of Roanoke, Montgomery & Pulaski Counties Sheetz Showcase Home Builders Sonic South Main Auto Service Southern Classic Soft Cloth Auto Wash Souvlaki Starbucks StellarOne Substation II Subway Sun Trust Mortgage - Dennis Duncan Team Sun Trust Mortgage - Mark Weddle TCBY Tech Bookstore Texas Roadhouse Texas Tavern The Blacksburg Partnership, “Gobble de Art” The Inn at Virginia Tech The Power Zone - All Seasons The Villages of Maple Ridge Thompson Masonry Tim Wilson with All Virginia Tuck Chiropractic Clinic University Bookstore Utz Quality Chips Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine VRSI/RVA Financial Specialists Wallace L. Huff, DDS Inc. Wally Nelson, Charles Lunsford Sons & Associates |
2010 Orange and Maroon Tour
Here is a list of events, dates, locations and speakers for regional and local tours in your area.
For more information on the Orange and Maroon Tour visit www.hokieclub.com
1. April 20 – Roanoke Valley
Jim Weaver & Seth Greenberg
2. April 20 – Pulaski/Radford
Frank Beamer & Beth Dunkenberger
3. April 22 – Blacksburg
Jim Weaver & Seth Greenberg
4. April 22 – Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg
Frank Beamer & Beth Dunkenberger
5. April 27 – Tri Cities
Jim Weaver & Seth Greenberg
6. April 27 – Southwest Virginia
Frank Beamer & Beth Dunkenberger
7. April 27 – Bluefield
Billy Hite & Ryan Odom
8. April 28 – Franklin/Southampton
Jim Weaver & Seth Greenberg
9. April 28 – Southside
Frank Beamer & Beth Dunkenberger
10. April 29 – Clifton Forge
Bryan Stinespring & Ryan Odom
11. April 29 – Amherst/Nelson
Kevin Sherman & Bill Courtney
12. April 30 – Winchester
Kevin Sherman & Ryan Odom
13. May 3 – Peninsula
Curt Newsome & James Johnson
14. May 3 – Appomattox
Billy Hite & Shellie Greenman
15. May 6 – Martinsville
Charley Wiles & James Johnson
16. May 10 – Franklin County
Mike O’Cain & Shellie Greenman
17. May 10 – Tidewater
Curt Newsome
18. May 10 – Danville
Torrian Gray & James Johnson
19. May 11 – Charlottesville
Torrian Gray & Angela Corsby
20. May 13 – Lynchburg
Jim Weaver & Seth Greenberg
21. May 13 – Battlefield
Zac Lowe & Angela Crosby
22. May 18- Western Tidewater
Curt Newsome & Stacy Cantley
23. May 18 – Richmond
Jim Cavanaugh
24. May 20 – Fredericksburg
Bud Foster & Stacy Cantley
25. May 24 – Northern Virginia
Frank Beamer & Beth Dunkenberger
26. May 25 – Fauquier
Jim Weaver & Seth Greenberg
Out of State Events
May 5 – Charlotte, NC
Charley Wiles & Bill Courtney
May 6 – Maryland
Seth Greenberg
May 17 – Triad (Greensboro, NC)
Frank Beamer & Beth Dunkenberger
May 19 – Raleigh-Durham, NC
Frank Beamer
