Central Michigan University Admissions staff members Skyler Conran (left), Bridget LaPoint, and Patricia Young (right), show off their game day buttons in the Bovee University Center at CMU. Riley Connell
Celebration Cinema staff members Jacob Helm (left), Bella Melendez, and Brody Gibas (right), sport their game day pins at work. Riley Connell
Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum staff members Eli (left) and Isaac pose for a photo wearing their game day pins. Riley Connell
Courtyard Marriott General Manager, Scott Schurr (left), and employee Patrick Kemmerling pose for a photo wearing their game day pins. Riley Connell
From left to right, Pure Vitality staff members Shane Moffo, Grant Perry, Mitch Perry, and Abby Nordstrom, wear game day pins from the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Riley Connell
The
Mt. Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is promoting community pride with a new initiative to show support for
Central Michigan University's (CMU) football team during home games.
The idea sparked after Executive Director of the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Chris Rowley, attended the Freeland Walleye Festival.
“I went through a drive-thru and the employee had a t-shirt on for the festival,” says Rowley. “And I went, ‘I want this in my town someday.’”
After recruiting the help of the
Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, CMU Admissions staff, and other volunteers, 500 buttons were distributed to local businesses ahead of CMU’s home game on Saturday, Sept. 25, to support the university’s football team during game days and show some community pride.
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From left to right, Pure Vitality staff members Shane Moffo, Grant Perry, Mitch Perry, and Abby Nordstrom, wear game day pins from the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.Patrons will see workers sporting maroon and gold buttons in some of their local businesses like Pure Vitality and Art Reach come game day. Some larger companies and chains that operate in Mt. Pleasant, such as Celebration Cinema, are also participating in the initiative.
Rowley says the purpose of the buttons is to “sprinkle maroon and gold over Mt. Pleasant.” She says they are hoping to distribute more buttons and also incorporate game day t-shirts.
“We're all supportive of Central Michigan University, its impact, and what it does for this community, and so a little bit of maroon and gold sprinkled at the hotels, restaurants, and attractions is what we’re trying to do this year,” says Rowley.
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Riley Connell is a senior at Central Michigan University majoring in journalism and minoring in broadcast and cinematic arts. She has written for CMU's student-run publication Grand Central Magazine for two years and is now the editor-in-chief. After obtaining her degree, Riley would like to become a full-time feature writer. In her free time, Riley enjoys listening to music, trying new food, and collecting vintage clothing. She grew up in Metro Detroit and currently resides in Mt. Pleasant.