TLU SAAC food drive raises almost 500 pounds of food for Christian Cupboard

TLU SAAC food drive raises almost 500 pounds of food for Christian Cupboard

(Story courtesy of the Texas Lutheran University website)

SEGUIN, Texas – The holiday season is here. Thanksgiving is just a couple days away, Christmas music is infiltrating radio stations across the country and people are gearing up for some late-night (or early-morning depending on how you look at it) shopping on Black Friday. The Texas Lutheran Student-Athlete Advisory Committee got into the holiday spirit on Tuesday by donating almost 500 pounds of food and other necessities to Seguin's Christian Cupboard after a two-week food drive.

The SAAC, a group of TLU student-athletes that deals with NCAA legislation while also putting together community service projects, collected food items at numerous Bulldog sporting events as well as manning a booth on-campus at the TLU Alumni and Student Center over the last two weeks.

According to the Christian Cupboard, the food drive netted 497 pounds of goods with a wide array of goods ranging from basics like flour and sugar, to canned vegetables and beans, to cereal, fruits and pastas and even including personal items like toothpaste and soap. In all, there were 482 items donated as well as almost $40 in cash donations.
 
The Christian Cupboard is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing food and other basic living necessities to people living inside Guadalupe County. It is located at 516 N. Camp Street and is still accepting donations for its Fall Harvest Food Drive that runs until Dec. 27.
 
Christian Cupboard's immediate needs are for oatmeal, breakfast cereals, canned soups, canned beans, canned fruit, and other non-perishable foods. It will also accept cash donations to purchase frozen meats, fresh produce, milk, eggs, margarine and bread.
 
The Texas Lutheran SAAC will be putting on a Toys-for-Tots Christmas toy drive before Christmas Break. Check back with TLUBulldogs.com for more details.

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