Alabama Athletics Pitches in to Help Beat Auburn Beat Hunger
10/24/2019 12:48:00 PM | General
The student-led initiative, in its 26th year in 2019, uses one of college athletics’ deepest rivalry to fight hunger in West Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 26th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger (BABH) food drive is underway and Alabama Athletics and its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) are working diligently to support the student-led initiative.
In addition to helping raise awareness of BABH and its benefits through its various social media accounts, Alabama Athletics will help collect nonperishable food items at five events during the drive.
The Crimson Tide will have donation barrels at the following events:
- Sunday, Oct. 27 – Soccer vs. Auburn at 1 p.m. (Alabama Soccer Field)
- Monday, Oct. 28 – Halloween Extravaganza at 6:30 p.m. (Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility)
- Sunday, Nov. 10 – Volleyball vs. Tennessee at 2 p.m. (Foster Auditorium)
- Wednesday, Nov. 6 – Women's Basketball vs. Hampton at 7 p.m. (Coleman Coliseum)
- Tuesday, Nov. 19 – Men's Basketball vs Furman at 7 p.m. (Coleman Coliseum)
The volleyball and basketball events will include a ticket promotion tied to donations. Go to RollTide.com closer to the events for details.
BABH is an annual student-run event created by the Center for Service and Leadership (CSL) at the University of Alabama and the West Alabama Food Bank in 1994. The BABH food and fund drive unites University of Alabama students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Tuscaloosa and Northport community members to help fight hunger and poverty in West Alabama. In competition with Auburn University and the Food Bank of East Alabama, BABH challenges both institutions to collect the most food and monetary donations to help their local food bank.
This good-natured competition has made an impact that reaches far beyond the campuses where it began. Since its inception, Alabama and Auburn have combined to raise more than 6 million pounds of food for Alabamians in need.
Visit www.alabamafoodfight.com or beatauburnbeathunger.sa.ua.edu to learn more about Beat Auburn Beat Hunger and this year's drive.
