Posted by Press release on May 10, 2005 at 21:35:28:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2005
world wrestling entertainment® superstar kurt angle®
TO participate in Back-to-school fun fair FUNDRAISER
World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar and U.S. gold medalist Kurt Angle will visit Marshall County to give a motivational speech followed by an autograph session on Thursday, May 26. Angle will speak at John Marshall High School Auditorium (1300 Wheeling Avenue, Glen Dale) at 7 p.m.
The event is a fundraiser for the Marshall County Parent Educator Resource Center’s 4th Annual Back-To-School Fun Fair, which provides back-to-school supplies and services for Marshall County K-12 students. Doors of the John Marshall Auditorium will open at 6:00 p.m. and free-will cash donations will be accepted for admission. Seating is first come-first serve general admission. (INSERT QUOTE HERE FROM WWE OR SUZIE BAKER ABOUT THE EVENT)
Angle won an Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling in Atlanta in 1996. Not only did Angle secure an Olympic gold medal but became one of only four men to earn amateur wrestling's Grand Slam. The distinction is accomplished by winning the Junior Nationals, the NCAA Championship, the World Championship and the Olympics. For his accomplishments, Angle was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2001.
After debuting in WWE® in 2000, it took him less than one year in World Wrestling Entertainment to win the WWE Championship, an unheard-of accomplishment. Besides being a four-time WWE Champion, Angle has been Intercontinental, European, United States, WWE Tag Team and Hardcore Champion. Last month at WrestleMania® 21, Kurt defeated Shawn Michaels™ in one of the most anticipated matches at WrestleMania.
Outside of the ring, Angle is the co-chairman of SmackdownYour Vote!, a non-partisan partnership that encourages young people to get involved in the political process and vote. He's also volunteered his time on behalf of the "Get Tough on Angina" program, national awareness campaign for chronic angina (a form of heart disease), which affects 6.4 million Americans.
For more information about this event, please contact Suzie Baker at 304-843-4431 or Tony Summers at 304-843-1170.
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