BOONE, N.C. — For the second straight year, Appalachian State Athletics will be hosting the Legends Gala at Camp Yonahnoka, the breathtaking mountain resort located at The Eseeola Lodge at Linville Golf Club in Linville, N.C.
Scheduled for Friday, June 29, the event will feature many legends with connections to Appalachian and the High Country.
A table of six sponsorship is $4,000, while individual seats for the event are $500. A table sponsorship includes six seats and a "legend" to host your table.
Register online by visiting the Legends Gala page at
alumni.appstate.edu. You can complete the online registration form or contact
Virginia Falck in the Yosef Club office by phone at
828-262-3109 or by email at falckv
@appstate.edu. RSVPs are due June 8.
From June 29 through July 1, the Eseeola Lodge is offering a Premier Lodging Package that includes a two-night stay, full breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday mornings, a round of golf for two people (including cart) from June 29-July 1 at the award-winning Linville Golf Club and shuttle transportation back and forth between the Lodge and Gala.
Additional lodging is available at the Courtyard by Marriott in Boone with shuttle transportation to and from the Gala. Call 828-265-7676 and ask for the Legends Gala rate.
Last year's inaugural Legends Gala was a rousing success, with 1983 Appalachian State football coach and 2005 national champion Mack Brown serving as the keynote speaker and Don Munson (App alum, Clemson's play-by-play voice) emceeing the event. A crowd of 200 gathered in a picturesque setting with Grandfather Mountain and Linville Golf Club in the backdrop.
The 2017 event attracted many other high-profile guests, including Bob Griese (NFL Hall of Famer), Ben Sutton (ISP/IMG), Jerry Moore (App State football coach from 1989-2012), Scott Satterfield (App State's football coach since 2013), Bobby Cremins (App State basketball coach from 1975-81) and Melissa Morrison-Howard (two-time Olympic medalist in track and field) as well as former and current NFL players such as Dino Hackett, Larry Hand, Kendall Lamm and Doug Middleton.
