{"595719":{"#nid":"595719","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Free Tickets for Home Football Opener for Irma Evacuees ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson, Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury and football head coach \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/mtt\/paul_johnson_337867.html\u0022\u003EPaul Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E have extended an invitation to families displaced by Hurricane Irma to attend Saturday\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech-Jacksonville State football game free of charge, GT athletics announced on Friday. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Midtown Atlanta campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFlorida residents and residents of Georgia and South Carolina counties under evacuation orders can claim tickets for themselves and members of their immediate families beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday on the Brittain Dining Hall lawn, located on Techwood Drive, directly across from Gate 9 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. All that is needed to claim tickets is a valid state-issued I.D.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As a former resident of both Houston and Florida, my wife, Karen, and I personally have a lot of friends, former student-athletes and former colleagues in both areas and have been following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma closely. We have the deepest sympathy for everyone who has been affected by the storms,\u0026rdquo; said Stansbury, who previously served as associate athletics director at the University of Houston and director of athletics at the University of Central Florida. \u0026ldquo;Our hope is that a day of family fun and great college football can be a much-needed distraction for families displaced by Irma. Additionally, Georgia Tech athletics will be looking to help those affected in any way that we can.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the 12:30 p.m. contest between the Yellow Jackets and Gamecocks, Saturday\u0026rsquo;s gameday festivities also include Wreckfest (a family-friendly pregame celebration featuring live music, interactive games and inflatables), Yellow Jacket Alley (an opportunity for fans to cheer on the Jackets\u0026rsquo; student-athletes and coaches up close as they enter Bobby Dodd Stadium) and performances by the Georgia Tech Marching Band at the Campanile (in the center of GT\u0026rsquo;s campus) and Callaway Plaza (on the north side of Bobby Dodd Stadium, off Bobby Dodd Way).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWreckfest begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Callaway Plaza, followed by Yellow Jacket Alley at 10 a.m., and the GT Band performances at the Campanile and Callaway Plaza at 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., respectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/spec-rel\/%E2%80%9Dhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/gtathletics%E2%80%9D\u0022\u003ETwitter (@GTAthletics), \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/spec-rel\/%E2%80%9Dhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gtathletics\/%E2%80%9D\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/spec-rel\/%E2%80%9D\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E or visit us at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/spec-rel\/%E2%80%9D\u0022\u003ERamblinwreck.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech hosts Jacksonville State Saturday at 12:30"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson, director of athletics Todd Stansbury and football head coach \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/mtt\/paul_johnson_337867.html\u0022\u003EPaul Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E have extended an invitation to families displaced by Hurricane Irma to attend Saturday\u0026rsquo;s Georgia Tech-Jacksonville State football game free of charge\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Florida residents and those from Georgia, S.C. counties under evacuation orders are invited to Saturday\u0027s game."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2017-09-08 15:21:48","changed_gmt":"2017-09-08 15:23:38","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595721":{"id":"595721","type":"image","title":"Ramblin\u0027 Wreck","body":null,"created":"1504884185","gmt_created":"2017-09-08 15:23:05","changed":"1504884185","gmt_changed":"2017-09-08 15:23:05","alt":"Wreck","file":{"fid":"227015","name":"Wreck.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Wreck.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Wreck.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1450061,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Wreck.jpg?itok=suwgBz8M"}}},"media_ids":["595721"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1843","name":"football"},{"id":"175472","name":"Irma"},{"id":"175473","name":"Evacuees"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMike Flynn\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant A.D.\/ Communications \u0026amp; Public Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Athletic Association\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmflynn@athletics.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.6283\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mflynn@athletics.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}