He did so every year, as an official kickoff to the Derby festivities, and to prove to the world what a devoted husband he was.

The Grand Illumination on Dec. 2 is the official kickoff of the holiday season.

The first performance, and the official kickoff of the festival, is a benefit, followed by a party.

Access 15 went live on August 1, 2009, but had an official kickoff on September 1, 2009.

Southern Baptist missionaries began meeting with local church officials two years ago to lay the groundwork for the campaign's official kickoff this year.

During each half of a network-televised game, there are ten prescribed commercial breaks following the official kickoff.

There have been staff changes as well since the official kickoff two years ago, but leaders said the shifts were not as significant as critics assert.

The campaign was launched on June 10, 2009, and donations have steadily been coming in from across the country since the official kickoff.

And this weekend is the official kickoff of unfree concerts (tickets cost up to $38.50) put on by Live Channel.

Construction got underway in 1968, with an "official" kickoff in November of that year.