#AESAAC Driven #AEFoodFrenzy Set to Make Impact for 3rd Straight Year
BOSTON - For the third-straight year, America East member institutions will participate in the #AEFoodFrenzy, a competitive and collaborative food drive organized by the conference’s Student-Athlete-Advisory Committee (SAAC).
The #AEFoodFrenzy is a conference-wide community service initiative designed to promote cohesion between America East’s member institutions while also providing significant donations to several charities in campus communities.
The 2017 #AEFoodFrenzy will take place Oct. 8 – Nov. 1 at fall athletic contests across America East campuses. In those designated games, partnering institutions will exchange one box of goods to be donated to charities of each school’s choice as a sign of the unified community service event.
2017 #AEFoodFrenzy Dates |
| Date |
Time |
Sport |
Home |
Away |
| Oct. 8 |
1pm |
Women's Soccer |
Vermont |
Maine |
| Oct. 13 |
6pm |
Volleyball |
UMass Lowell |
Hartford |
| Oct. 15 |
1pm |
Women's Soccer |
Stony Brook |
UMBC |
| Oct. 20 |
7pm |
Volleyball |
Binghamton |
Albany |
| Oct. 29 |
1pm |
Field Hockey |
Maine |
New Hampshire |
| Nov. 1 |
7pm |
Men's Soccer |
New Hampshire |
Vermont |
Benefitting Food Pantries
Albany –Regional Food Bank of Northeastern, NY
Binghamton – Bear Necessities Pantry
Hartford – Food Share of Bloomfield, CT
Maine – Black Bear Exchange
UMBC – Maryland Food Bank
UMass Lowell – UMass Lowell Navigators Food Pantry
New Hampshire – Cornucopia Food Pantry
Stony Brook – Stony Brook University On-Campus Food Pantry
Vermont – Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf
In addition to the campus events, donations will be accepted online via You Give Goods through the end of November.
Last year, nearly 10,000 items were donated as part of the #AEFoodFrenzy bringing the two-year total to just under 18,000 items.
The #AEFoodFrenzy reflects the missions of both the America East SAAC and the conference at large. The America East Conference and all its members are dedicated to impacting, engaging and growing a community that reflects the values and convictions of the conference.
Follow America East’s social media channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram throughout the year for #AEFoodFrenzy photos, video and other news and use the #AEFoodFrenzy, #AESAAC and #3Pillars hashtags to get involved in the conversation.
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