Project 1-2-3: Day 30 - The Biggest Event

Note: Starting May 1st and continuing for the 123 days leading up to the start of the 2011 college football season, "Project 1-2-3" will share pictures, videos and memorable moments from the last nine years of Special Spectators game day events.

On October 4, 2005, Special Spectators hosted its biggest game day event ever. Approximately 175 people attended our event at North Texas for a Thursday night game. Over 100 student-athletes visited with the children and thanks to Levy Restaurant's operations at Texas Motor Speedway, everyone enjoyed a delicious dinner.

The Special Spectators tailgate at North Texas

The crew from Texas Motor Speedway who provided the delicious dinner

Great food means happy faces

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Project 1-2-3: Day 27 - Share Your Favorite Tailgate Recipes

Note: Starting May 1st and continuing for the 123 days leading up to the start of the 2011 college football season, "Project 1-2-3" will share pictures, videos and memorable moments from the last nine years of Special Spectators game day events.

As we prepare for Memorial Day weekend and the official start to the grilling season, we want to know your favorite tailgate or grilling recipes.

The tailgate party is an important part of the Special Spectators game day event. Along with the games and special visitors, a delicious meal helps complete a successful pre-game party.

It's not easy, however, to always provide a diverse menu and capture the regional cuisine. So share with us and our readers, your best and tastiest tailgate and grilling meals. Enter your recipe in the comment area below and you'll help us strive for the perfect game day event.

Thank you and have a very safe and happy Memorial Day 2011!

Reminder: Need a gift for Dad or your favorite golfer? Order your Special Spectators Golf Package presented by DoGoodBuyUs. This exclusive package includes a dozen Nike One Vapor Speed golf balls, an Automatic Umbrella with 42-inch coverage, Eco Golf Tees in an organic cotton pouch, and a 5-Function Golf Tool (with a divot tool, cigar cutter, club face brush, stroke counter, ball mark and belt clip).

Project 1-2-3: Day 25 - Volunteer Volunteers

Note: Starting May 1st and continuing for the 123 days leading up to the start of the 2011 college football season, "Project 1-2-3" will share pictures, videos and memorable moments from the last nine years of Special Spectators game day events.

The Special Spectators events at the University of Tennessee have featured some very memorable moments - delicious tailgates in the shadows of Neyland Stadium, visits by the Volunteer men's basketball team and a stadium announcement in front of more than a 100,000 orange-clad fans. Many thanks to the members of the East Tennessee (Knoxville) chapter of the National Football Foundation for volunteering their time and resources to host these events! These Volunteers are real volunteers.

The Special Spectators tailgate tent at Tennessee

Members of the men's basketball team visit with the children

Big smiles!

Reminder: Need a gift for Dad or your favorite golfer? Order your Special Spectators Golf Package presented by DoGoodBuyUs. This exclusive package includes a dozen Nike One Vapor Speed golf balls, an Automatic Umbrella with 42-inch coverage, Eco Golf Tees in an organic cotton pouch, and a 5-Function Golf Tool (with a divot tool, cigar cutter, club face brush, stroke counter, ball mark and belt clip).

Project 1-2-3: Day 20 - The Game Day Event

Note: Starting May 1st and continuing for the 123 days leading up to the start of the 2011 college football season, "Project 1-2-3" will share pictures, videos and memorable moments from the last nine years of Special Spectators game day events.

The three previous post for "Project 1-2-3" focused on three separate segments of a typical Special Spectators game day event - the tailgate, the special access moments and the stadium announcement.

What does it look like when all three flow into one exciting day? Take a look at these videos:

The story of one Special Spectator and his day at a Northwestern football game is featured on the Big Ten Network.

KXLY reports on the Special Spectators event at Washington State.

The 2010 game day event at Oklahoma is showcased in this video.