TCNJ STUDENT-ATHLETES TO KICK OFF CAN DRIVE FRIDAY-cnbnews.net
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Ewing, NJ...The College of New Jersey Student-Athlete Advisory Council will kick-off a canned food drive on Friday, September 16 at the football home opener.
The student-athlete organization will have a table set up inside the gate at Lions’ Stadium on Friday when TCNJ hosts FDU-Florham for its home opener on Friday. Gates open at 6 p.m.
The fund-raising effort is part of the New Jersey Athletic Conference’s third annual “Cans Across the Conference” initiative. All of the food items collected by the 10 league institutions were donated to various food banks and charities throughout the State of New Jersey.
TCNJ senior softball player Lauren Fitzsimmons (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) noted that the organization will also collect items throughout the fall season at various athletic events.
“The goal is to collect as many canned goods as possible throughout the fall to help those in need throughout the state,” Fitzsimmons said. “Last year we didn’t quite meet our expectations, so this year TCNJ’s SAAC wanted to get an early jump on things and show the conference what we are capable of. This is a way student-athletes from our school can help those in the community.”
The New Jersey Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is a 20-member board consisting of two student-athletes from each member institution.
Here is a complete list of games TCNJ’s committee will be collecting canned goods:
Friday, September 16: Football vs. FDU-Florham, 7 p.m. (Lions’ Stadium)
Wednesday, September 21: Women’s Soccer vs. Richard Stockton College, 7:30 p.m. (Lions’ Stadium)
Saturday, September 24: Football vs. Morrisville State College, noon (Lions’ Stadium)
Men’s Soccer vs. Montclair State University, 5:30 p.m. (Lions’ Stadium)
Saturday, October 1: Field Hockey vs. Messiah College, 1 p.m. (Lions’ Stadium)
Saturday, October 8: Football vs. The College at Brockport, noon (Lions’ Stadium)
Saturday, October 15: Men’s Soccer vs. Kean University, 1 p.m. (TCNJ Soccer Complex)
Saturday, October 22: Football vs. Montclair State University, 2 p.m. (Lions’ Stadium)
Tuesday, October 25: Field Hockey vs. Rowan University, 7:30 p.m. (Lions’ Stadium)
Saturday, November 5: Football vs. Western Connecticut State, noon (Lions’ Stadium)
Tuesday, November 8: Wrestling vs. Stevens Institute of Technology, 7 p.m. (Packer Hall)
