Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University and New Salem American Legion Post 440 presents the inaugural Tailgating for the Troops Project Saturday, Nov. 10 at Irwin Belk Stadium, prior to the Wingate versus Tusculum football game. In association with Operation North State, Post 440 will be collecting comfort items to send to our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
Bulldog fans can also bring cash donations for Operation North State and letters of support to the big game! Participants will also have an opportunity to sign the Supporting the Troops banner. The Tailgating for the Troops Project begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. The tent will remain open until kick-off (1:30 p.m.). Please find a list of permissible items at this link.
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Wingate University, ranked as the 6th “best value” in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves 2,648 students on three campuses in Wingate, Matthews and Hendersonville, N.C. Founded in 1896, the University offers 34 undergraduate majors, 37 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration, and doctorates in pharmacy and education. With a 14 to 1 student/teacher ratio, Wingate students gain the tools and support needed to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life.
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 20 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past six years.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing private colleges in the 2000’s with 50 selections. Among North Carolina’s colleges and universities, Wingate’s 50 Academic All-America® honorees are first during this millennium. Wingate’s 59 lifetime Academic All-America® picks are tops among all SAC schools. For more information, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.