Nov. 4, 2010
SAAC Food For Families Drive Flier 
DEKALB, Ill.- Northern Illinois Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is holding a Food For Families Drive, in which Huskie student-athletes are seeking your support in its collection of food items that will be donated to the DeKalb Salvation Army. Huskie fans who donate a bag of non-perishable foods will receive an opportunity to purchase a discounted ticket to one of four NIU athletic events throughout the week of Nov. 8-12.
NIU student-athletes will be supplying 400 grocery bags to DeKalb and Sycamore residents for donation of non-perishable food items. Huskie fans can bring in the bag, with the attached flier, to receive a discounted ticket to the following NIU athletic events:
Football- NIU vs. Toledo on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. (Reserved tickets for $7)
Women's Basketball- NIU vs. UW Parkside on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. (Upper Bowl ticket for $1)
Volleyball- NIU vs. Eastern Michigan on Friday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. (Tickets for $1)
Men's Basketball- NIU vs. Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. (Upper Bowl Tickets $1)
Huskie fans who wish to participate in the Food For Families Drive, but do not receive a grocery bag prior to the event, can bring in their own bag of non-perishable food items with SAAC's Food For Families flier to receive a discounted ticket.
Those who would like to partake in the Food For Families Drive, but are unable to attend an NIU athletic event, will still have the opportunity to donate food items for the DeKalb Salvation Army in support of SAAC. Participants can leave their donated bag of food items by their front doors on Monday, Nov. 15, and Huskie student-athletes will return to the homes of the DeKalb and Sycamore residents to pick up the bag between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The NIU vs. Toledo football game marks the Huskies' final home game of the 2010 season. While NIU football closes its home schedule, Huskie basketball will open its 2010 schedule, with home contests schedule for both the NIU men's and women's teams.
Men's basketball will host Coe College on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m., before officially opening their home schedule against Northwestern on Nov. 12. The NIU women's basketball contest against UW-Parkside on Nov. 10 is the Huskies lone exhibition game before opening their schedule at Minnesota on Nov. 13.
For ticket information, contact the NIU Athletics Ticket Office at 815-752-6800, or visit www.NIUHuskies.com. Fans can also order single-game and/or season ticket packages online for both men's and women's basketball games via the "Tickets" page on NIUHuskies.com.
