 Would you rather pay six hundred fifty dollars or sixty six dollars for a smartphone? Simple with the Appalachian Advantage plan. Pay less upfront and then just a few dollars more every month. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. What we're doing here today basically is kicking off our month of excitement leading up to the inaugural Bear The 99 here at U-Pike. It's an alumni-based event used to help raise funds for scholarships for new students coming in next year or the year after or hopefully for years to come. It's a new program here. We're going to run a 5k this first year all typically on campus in here in Pikeville. Working closely with the Alumni Association and all the important people that they have and all the previous graduates. We're also having a small registration fee of $25 which will get you a race shirt, a race medal, and all the other amenities that go along that to support you during the event. The event's on November the 2nd and it will go start off here at U-Pike up on Founders Square beginning at 9 a.m. So if you want there is registration online now at aptiming.com. That's aptiming.com. Just search Bear The 99 and it's on November the 2nd or if you want to show up that morning anytime after 7 30 before the race we're more than happy to register you. Day of registration fee is $35 and we're not only taking the registration fees but any donation tax-deductible donations will go toward the scholarship fund that's being created for this. Okay I just wanted to introduce everybody to Edward. I just met him today and I asked him if he would come for the photo-op with us and if I didn't find out he is here on a scholarship and so how important is that and I want to add that he's from Panama and I just love that and that you know he's here in Eastern Kentucky from Panama and so we offer scholarships that's what this race is all about and so Edward who knows he might be one of the recipients. This is really an exciting time for us you know to say the least this is our initial Bear The 99 5k run this is designed as a fund raiser to raise funds for alumni scholarships and we're really looking forward to having a wonderful turnout. We're reaching out and helping other students and hopefully someday they'll be standing here talking about the same thing maybe trying to help other students throughout the Appalachian region on that but it's quite rewarding to be involved I've been involved several years many of the people here been involved several years on that they put a lot of their time in and a lot of their efforts and energy into this thing and we're representing a great university and that's number one people need to know more about the University of Piperville the opportunities here for our young people here we have the College of Medicine School of Optometry here many many other things great athletic programs and this 5k run we want people to get interested and everybody's well