The SEC SAAC encouraged fans and supporters to donate at various sporting events, on campuses and in the community from Sept. 21-30. All proceeds from the "2007 SEC Together We CAN Drive" benefit food banks in the Southeastern Conference region.
"I am absolutely thrilled at the work our student-athletes put in for this project," said SEC SAAC staff liaison, Torie Johnson. "This initiative came directly from them, and it is truly gratifying to know they not only see the needs, but are willing to help meet them. We have a great group of student-leaders in the Southeastern Conference."
The SEC SAAC is comprised of two student-athletes from each institution. The SAAC was established to serve as a medium of communication through which student-athletes; conference administrators, institutional representatives and coaches discuss and take action on issues relating to rules governance, student-athlete welfare and community service.
Members of the SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2007-08 are: Megan Hudson (Alabama volleyball), Kent Matthes (Alabama baseball), Whitney Cloer (Arkansas women's basketball), Erin Gray (Arkansas women's track), Austin King (Arkansas men's tennis), Kyle Komarek (Arkansas men's track), Adrieene Mills (Auburn gymnastics), Summer Ragsdale (Auburn soccer), Mary Ratliff (Florida softball), Patrick Troy (Florida men's track), Anjelica Partridge (Georgia volleyball), Allison Hush (Georgia equestrian), Carly Ormerod (Kentucky women's basketball), John Richardson (Kentucky men's track), Sara Pollock (LSU soccer), Katie Dawson (LSU women's track), Katherine Jones (Ole Miss women's golf), Rory McKean (Ole Miss baseball), Lauren Roberts (Mississippi State women's basketball), Justin Pigott (Mississippi State baseball), William Brown (South Carolina football), Katy Biffle (South Carolina equestrian), Ghizela Schutte (Tennessee women's tennis), Josh Briscoe (Tennessee football), Caroline Ferrell (Vanderbilt women's tennis) and Amani Floyd (Vanderbilt women's track).
Food banks receiving donations from the "2007 SEC Together We CAN Drive" include: West Alabama Food Bank; Seven Hills Homeless Shelter; Peace at Home Shelter for Battered Women & Children; East Alabama Food Bank; Bread of the Mighty Food Bank; Food Bank of Northeast Georgia; God's Pantry of Lexington; Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank; Oxford Food Pantry; Starkville Church of God Food Pantry; Peter's Rock COGIC Food Pantry; Society for Saint Vincent DePaul; Harvest Hope Food Bank; Second Harvest Food Bank; and the Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee.