HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) participated in a holiday food drive in the month of November. The competition among the teams donated over 600 pounds of food to the Peninsula Food Bank.

“It was a lot of fun,” SAAC member Keith McAfee said, “and I was determined to make sure my team participated. So many of us take being able to eat for granted, and to be able to help someone fix a meal is a blessing.”

The women’s track & field team donated over 400 cans and other non-perishable food items, while football donated over 200 cans.

Women’s basketball donated 50 cans following their season-opening two-week road trip.

Other programs to make donations included softball, men’s track & field, tennis, golf, and women’s soccer.