The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Free Admission To Sunday Volleyball With Donated Items
10/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 27, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB volleyball team is partnering with Birmingham's Ronald McDonald House at Sunday's match to collect paper and plastic products for use by resident families at the facility. Fans who donate items will receive free admission to the 1 p.m. contest with Southern Miss.
In addition, UAB will be hosting its second annual Fall Festival on Sunday with fun, kid-friendly activities for families, candy for children and a costume contest during the match.
Below is a list of the needed items for Ronald McDonald House. Fans who bring one or more of the items (new, unopened and in the original packaging) will be admitted free on Sunday.
Paper Products
Plates, Bowls, Toilet Paper, Cups, Paper Towels, Napkins, Kleenex
Plastic Utensils
Straws, Coffee Stirrers, Forks, Knives, Spoons
These are items the facility currently needs the most and what they have a use for throughout the year.
Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Alabama, Inc. (RMHCA) is committed to enhancing the lives of children and their families, with a primary emphasis on facilitating access to pediatric health care for residents of Alabama and adjacent states.
RMHCA provides a safe, affordable, supportive home away from home for sick or injured children and their families when they travel to Birmingham for medical treatment.
Sunday's match with Southern Miss is the second home contest this weekend for UAB, which also hosts Tulane on Friday at 7 p.m.
