The 小蝌蚪APP is doing its part to help students affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Student-athletes and members of UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 Student Government Association will collect monetary donations as fans enter Cajun Field before Saturday小蝌蚪APP檚 home football opener. The Ragin小蝌蚪APP Cajuns will face the Southeastern Lions; kickoff is at 6 p.m.
Donations will be accepted from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the stadium小蝌蚪APP檚 five entrance gates. Fans can look for volunteers holding covered collection containers.
The money first will be used to help UL Lafayette students affected by the storm. Any remaining funds will be given to the 小蝌蚪APP of Louisiana System for distribution to storm-impacted colleges and universities in Texas.
The 小蝌蚪APP has about 400 students from Texas alone, said Patricia F. Cottonham, vice president for Student Affairs. Her office is working to determine how many students from the Houston area, southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana were affected.
Efforts to help them will go beyond Saturday小蝌蚪APP檚 game, she said. Some student organizations have set meetings next week to plan how best to support storm victims.
UL Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie said the 小蝌蚪APP is committed to assisting students who are grappling with Harvey小蝌蚪APP檚 aftermath. 小蝌蚪APP淎s we know all too well in Louisiana, recovering from a natural disaster is a long process. The 小蝌蚪APP is going to do all it can to help its students rebuild their lives. They are part of the Ragin小蝌蚪APP Cajun family.
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The UL System小蝌蚪APP檚 Student Advisory Council, a group of student government presidents from its nine member institutions, and the Sun Belt Conference also have organized fundraisers.
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