Michigan Tech Student-Athletes to Collect Winter Hats and Gloves for Charity

Release courtesy of the Michigan Tech Athletic Communications & Marketing Dept.

HOUGHTON, Mich. — Michigan Tech Athletics is partnering with Houghton Rotary to collect winter hats, gloves and mittens to donate to local charities. At the next four home athletic events (between Dec. 3 and 12), members of Tech’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) will have bins for people to make donations.

Those contributing items at an event will be entered into that day’s drawing for a $50 gift certificate to University Images. The items are to be new or nearly new winter hats, gloves or mittens and all sizes from children’s to adult.

SAAC president Beth Geerer, a member of the women’s track and field team, is helping to coordinate the program. “We wanted to come up with a way for athletics to give back to the community,” she said. “Having people donate winter hats, gloves and mittens seemed appropriate for our climate.”

The four dates and times for donations are below.

Thursday, Dec. 3 • Basketball vs. Wayne State (women’s at 5:30 p.m., men’s at 7:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Dec. 5 • Basketball vs. Northwood (women’s at 1 p.m., men’s at 3 p.m.)
Friday, Dec. 11 • Hockey vs. Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 • Hockey vs. Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.