2nd 'Get Rec'd' event at UNL offers fun, prizes, activities
Released on 01/23/2008, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, through Jan. 25, 2008
WHERE: Campus Recreation Center, 14th Street between Vine and W Streets
Thousands of UNL students, and campus and community supporters will have fun checking out the latest products, fashions, technology, services, sounds and tastes from local and national companies at an event called "Get Rec'd" Jan. 24 and 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln' Campus Recreation Center.
Admission to the two-day interactive festival is free and all are welcome. Attendees will haul away free gifts, sample some cuisine, and enjoy non-stop entertainment.
UNL Campus Recreation. 14th Street between Vine and W streets, has one of the largest and finest collegiate recreation programs in the United States, and is recognized nationally for program quality and innovation. The facility serves more than 25,000 annual memberships held by students, faculty and staff, and community residents.
Event times are: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For more information, call (402) 472-3467. More than 100 exhibitors -- recruiters, vendors, retailers, potential employers and other organizations focusing on the young adult market -- are scheduled to attend, as will other donors and sponsors. Attendees can try out new products, collect giveaway items, sample food and enter to win more than $20,000 in prizes. Vendors include Apple, Raising Canes, STM Bags, Best Buy, Microsoft and Verizon Wireless. Visit www.getrecd.com for a full list.
Schedule of special events:
Thursday, Jan. 24: UNL Big Red Express Pep Band, 11 a.m.; "Ultimate Road Trip Challenge Competition Day 1" presented by Southwest Airlines, VIP Limousine, University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union, 11:45 a.m.; "Nebraska Idol" competition, presented by Verizon Wireless, 12:45 p.m.; University Bookstore Fashion Show, 1:45 p.m.; performance by a capella group Bathtub Dogs, 2:30 p.m.; competition to drink Icee drinks from a big funnel, 3:15 p.m.; Fitness Cycling, 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25: "Zumba" dancing demonstration, 11 a.m.; "Ultimate Road Trip Challenge Competition Day 2," 11:45 a.m.; Ms. Get Rec'd Beauty Pageant, presented by College of Hair Design and University Bookstore, 12:45 p.m.; Intramural Sports Trivia Competition, 1:45 p.m.; "Hungry, Hungry Husker Competition," presented by Super Saver, 2:30 p.m.