MBB: Martin To Attend Colonial Life Employee Tailgate Thursday
August 27, 2019
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Contact: Emily Miles | Phone: (803) 777-7743 | Email: efeeney@mailbox.sc.edu
South Carolina AthleticsContact: Emily Miles, 803-777-7743, efeeney@mailbox.sc.eduColonial Life CommunicationsContact: Chris Winston, 803-678-6997, cwinston@coloniallife.comMBB: Martin To Attend Colonial Life Employee Tailgate ThursdayColonial Life, UofSC kick off new season of partnership with employee tailgate, Gamecock starsWHAT: Colonial Life's 1,200-plus Columbia employees will join with University of South Carolina stars to kick off a new season of partnership with a tailgate on the grounds of the company's headquarters. The program includes the debut of a new Colonial Life video starring unexpected moments in Gamecock sports history and spoken remarks by the Gamecocks' all-time winningest QB Connor Shaw, Gamecock men's basketball coach Frank Martin and Colonial Life President/CEO Tim Arnold. The video will be shown at halftime of UofSC home football games this fall, during the weekly coach's show with Will Muschamp, and at UofSC men's and women's home basketball games this season at Colonial Life Arena.WHO: Connor Shaw, former Gamecock QB and Colonial Life agentCody Gibson, former Gamecock lineman and Colonial Life agentFrank Martin, UofSC men's basketball coachTim Arnold, president and CEO, Colonial LifeWHEN: Noon, Thursday, August 29, 2019WHERE: Colonial Life headquarters, 1200 Colonial Life Blvd., Columbia, SC 29210INTERVIEWS: Connor Shaw and Tim Arnold will be available for interviews at 11:30 a.m.Frank Martin will be available for interviews at 11:45 a.m.PARKING: Parking will be available for media along the front of the building.BACKGROUND: Colonial Life's partnership with the University of South Carolina's athletics department dates back to the naming rights of the Colonial Life Arena (originally the Colonial Center) in 2003. But the company's support of the University of South Carolina and its educational programs goes much deeper. Colonial Life has donated $150,000 over the past three years to support the CarolinaTIP program for S.C. teacher retention. And the University of South Carolina and Colonial Life have also partnered on the Education Leaders Experience, an annual program to connect educators and business leaders to help prepare 21st century workers.
August 27, 2019
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Contact: Emily Miles | Phone: (803) 777-7743 | Email: efeeney@mailbox.sc.edu
South Carolina AthleticsContact: Emily Miles, 803-777-7743, efeeney@mailbox.sc.eduColonial Life CommunicationsContact: Chris Winston, 803-678-6997, cwinston@coloniallife.comMBB: Martin To Attend Colonial Life Employee Tailgate ThursdayColonial Life, UofSC kick off new season of partnership with employee tailgate, Gamecock starsWHAT: Colonial Life's 1,200-plus Columbia employees will join with University of South Carolina stars to kick off a new season of partnership with a tailgate on the grounds of the company's headquarters. The program includes the debut of a new Colonial Life video starring unexpected moments in Gamecock sports history and spoken remarks by the Gamecocks' all-time winningest QB Connor Shaw, Gamecock men's basketball coach Frank Martin and Colonial Life President/CEO Tim Arnold. The video will be shown at halftime of UofSC home football games this fall, during the weekly coach's show with Will Muschamp, and at UofSC men's and women's home basketball games this season at Colonial Life Arena.WHO: Connor Shaw, former Gamecock QB and Colonial Life agentCody Gibson, former Gamecock lineman and Colonial Life agentFrank Martin, UofSC men's basketball coachTim Arnold, president and CEO, Colonial LifeWHEN: Noon, Thursday, August 29, 2019WHERE: Colonial Life headquarters, 1200 Colonial Life Blvd., Columbia, SC 29210INTERVIEWS: Connor Shaw and Tim Arnold will be available for interviews at 11:30 a.m.Frank Martin will be available for interviews at 11:45 a.m.PARKING: Parking will be available for media along the front of the building.BACKGROUND: Colonial Life's partnership with the University of South Carolina's athletics department dates back to the naming rights of the Colonial Life Arena (originally the Colonial Center) in 2003. But the company's support of the University of South Carolina and its educational programs goes much deeper. Colonial Life has donated $150,000 over the past three years to support the CarolinaTIP program for S.C. teacher retention. And the University of South Carolina and Colonial Life have also partnered on the Education Leaders Experience, an annual program to connect educators and business leaders to help prepare 21st century workers.
