{"678589":{"#nid":"678589","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Running the Ball: Students Fundraise Ahead of Annual Rivalry Game ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Sunday, Georgia Tech students will journey from Atlanta to Athens to run the game ball for next week\u2019s matchup against the University of Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Run for the Kids is a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/phigam.crowdchange.co\/43962\u0022\u003Efundraiser for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E and a partnership between the Georgia Tech and UGA chapters of the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech students will run from Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field to a meeting point near Loganville to hand the ball off to UGA students. Jack Ready, a biomedical engineering major, will follow the runners in a truck with a police escort in front.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe go stadium to stadium and will bring three game balls with us,\u201d Ready said. \u201cWe have a lot of people who want to run this year after reviving the event last year.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe tradition took a pandemic-induced hiatus until 2023 but has already begun to grow again. Because of the increased interest from runners this year, each student will run approximately 2 miles of the course in a relay style \u2014 except for two members who plan to run a marathon distance along with their friends. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the game balls will reach Sanford Stadium ahead of the contest with their in-state rivals on Friday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Ready is optimistic about both the run and the game as the Yellow Jackets come off a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/football-recap-ncst-2024\/\u0022\u003Eperfect season at home\u003C\/a\u003E after Thursday\u0027s win over NC State.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur odds are the best they\u2019ve been,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EFollow along Sunday on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gtfiji\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFIJI\u2019s Instagram\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/phigam.crowdchange.co\/43962\u0022\u003EDonations are still being accepted\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Run for the Kids is a fundraiser for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta and a partnership between the Georgia Tech and UGA chapters of the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The annual Run for the Kids is a fundraiser for Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta and a partnership between the Georgia Tech and UGA chapters of the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity.\u00a0 "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2024-11-22 14:23:36","changed_gmt":"2024-11-22 13:54:17","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675704":{"id":"675704","type":"image","title":"Students Run the Game Ball in 2023","body":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents Run the Game Ball in 2023\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1732210714","gmt_created":"2024-11-21 17:38:34","changed":"1732210714","gmt_changed":"2024-11-21 17:38:34","alt":"Students Run the Game Ball in 2023","file":{"fid":"259359","name":"404601015_859563685636635_7161233476480728973_n.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/21\/404601015_859563685636635_7161233476480728973_n.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/21\/404601015_859563685636635_7161233476480728973_n.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":502852,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/21\/404601015_859563685636635_7161233476480728973_n.jpg?itok=-UkQNTpu"}},"675705":{"id":"675705","type":"image","title":"Students Outside Bobby Dodd Stadium in 2023","body":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents Outside Bobby Dodd Stadium in 2023\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1732210751","gmt_created":"2024-11-21 17:39:11","changed":"1732210751","gmt_changed":"2024-11-21 17:39:11","alt":"Students Outside Bobby Dodd Stadium in 2023","file":{"fid":"259360","name":"405254795_366147949221363_5585364229000576701_n.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/21\/405254795_366147949221363_5585364229000576701_n.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/21\/405254795_366147949221363_5585364229000576701_n.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":466234,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/21\/405254795_366147949221363_5585364229000576701_n.jpg?itok=e_BaoWoe"}}},"media_ids":["675704","675705"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/phigam.crowdchange.co\/43962","title":"Donation Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gtfiji\/","title":"Georgia Tech FIJI Chapter on Instagram"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}