BOSTON - For the second-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 fall portion of the #AEFoodFrenzy will take place Oct. 6-9 at one athletic contest on each of the conference's nine campuses. In those designated games, the home team will donate one box of their collected goods to the away team to be donated to their charity of choice.
#AEFoodFrenzy Fall Events
Thursday, October 6
Hartford at Maine - women's Soccer, 6 p.m.
Albany at Binghamton - women's soccer, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 7
Vermont at Albany - field hockey, 2 p.m.
New Hampshire at Hartford - volleyball, 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 9
Albany at Stony Brook - volleyball, 1 p.m.
Binghamton at UMBC - volleyball, 1 p.m.
UMass Lowell at Vermont - field hockey, 1 p.m.
Vermont at New Hampshire - women's soccer, 2 p.m.
Stony Brook at UMass Lowell - women's soccer, 2 p.m.
Benefitting Food Pantries
Albany –Regional Food Bank of Northeastern, NY
Binghamton – Bear Necessities Pantry
Hartford – Food Share of Bloomfield, CT
Maine – Manna Ministries
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
A second #AEFoodFrenzy event will take place on each campus in the spring. In addition to the campus events, donations will be accepted online via You Give Goods through Thanksgiving. Last year, nearly 8,000 items were donated as part of the #AEFoodFrenzy.
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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