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UTRGV Athletics Partnering with Food Bank RGV for Disaster Relief

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday a partnership with the Food Bank RGV and H-E-B to collect supplies to be distributed in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.
 
The Food Bank RGV is encouraging the donation of:
•Bottled Water
•Peanut Butter
•Easy Open Tuna
•Potted Meat
•Vienna Sausages
•Paper Towels
•Toilet Paper
 
UTRGV Athletics will be collecting donations at the athletics administration office in EHPE1 and at the Comedor in Brownsville Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at the scheduled home UTRGV men's and women's soccer matches Thursday through Sunday.
 
Fans donating at least five individual non-perishable food items at the UTRGV Athletics main office will receive a voucher good for free admission to any of the UTRGV men's and women's soccer home matches scheduled for Thursday through Sunday.
 
Fans donating at least five non-perishable food items at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex on match day will receive free admission to that night's matches.
 
Current UTRGV students, who already receive free admission, will receive Orange Out for Hunger Action Month T-shirts when donating at the matches while supplies last.
 
All fans are encouraged to wear orange throughout the weekend to show support for disaster relief efforts.
 
Thursday – Women's Soccer
Lamar vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 4 p.m.
UTRGV vs. Stetson, 7 p.m.
 
Friday – Men's Soccer
Houston Baptist vs. Omaha, 4 p.m.
UTRGV vs. St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.
 
Saturday – Women's Soccer
Stetson vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 4 p.m.
UTRGV vs. Lamar, 7 p.m.
 
Sunday – Men's Soccer
Houston Baptist vs. St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m.
UTRGV vs. Omaha, 7 p.m.

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