My Vision For Young Alumni During Florida Classic Weekend

Thursday, November 10th Update: We’re now at 1,350 registered young professionals. The goal is 2,000. Pre-register for the Crown Royal and Ciroc at www.digitalguestlist.com/fall

Since 2008, I’ve organized/promoted events for Atlanta Football Classic, FAMU Homecoming, and Florida Classic Weekends – with the majority of focus on Atlanta and Tallahassee. Now with extra time to plan, its time to conquer the final frontier – the Florida Classic.

The previous three years have allowed me to gather a lot of information on what young alums don’t like/want from the Florida Classic. And its the same line – they feel under served. In fact, until 2008 with the Crown Royal Affairs began, many non- FAMU/BCU young alums from Orlando actually left the city during Florida Classic citing an influx of unruly crowds.

And young alumni from around the state share the same story: they don’t feel like their are enough events designed for their needs in their respective cities.

That’s a shame. They deserve more.

I believe Florida Classic should be a state-wide convergence of 10,000 urban young alumni (from all colleges/universities – HBCU AND non-HBCU) from Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and South Florida. Kinda like a Grad Night for urban young professionals.

That equates to roughly 2,000 per city – a totally achievable number. Imagine a  weekend series of events and experiences like: Thursday Kick Off event for sponsors/tastemakers/influencers/entrepreneurs/politicians from all over the state, a Friday Day Parties, private corporate events during the nights, a gala, tailgate, a special section of reserved seats during the game, and a Sunday Brunch.

For details of this year’s Florida Classic Weekend event line-up for young alumni, sign up here.

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