FERRIS ATHLETICS DONATES ITEMS TO PROJECT STARBURST

Bulldog Men's Basketball & Hockey Programs Contribute Items To Support Local Cause

Lending A Helping Hand

Ferris State men's basketball coach Bill Sall and senior guard Antwuan Holt are shown donating canned food items to a Project Starburst volunteer in the top photo. FSU hockey coach Bob Daniels is pictured (far left) along with Big Rapids Meijer Store Manager Tim Zehr (far right) and a Project Starburst representative with items collected in the bottom photo.

Ferris State men's basketball head coach Bill Sall and senior guard Antwuan Holt (Okemos) distributed nearly 70 canned food items, which were donated by fans attending the school's athletics events, to Project Starburst volunteers.

In addition, the Bulldog men's ice hockey program represented by head coach Bob Daniels also donated over 200 canned food items collected to project coordinators. The 200 items were then matched by a $200 gift certificate from the local Meijer store in Big Rapids, which was represented by store manager Tim Zehr.

"We're proud to be able to offer a helping hand to those in need at this special time of year," said FSU Events, Facilities and Marketing Manager Mike Haggerty. "Project Starburst is a great cause and we're happy we've been able to help out those who are less fortunate.

"We're also extremely proud to be able to team up with Meijer and thank them for their outstanding support."

Project Starburst is a local organization providing emergency aid to those in need. Volunteers help sort and store food donated by various community groups, organize food drives and distribute the collected food. For more information on Project Starburst or to volunteer, please call 796-5342.

The Ferris State men's basketball team, which is currently 6-4 overall and holds a first-place 3-0 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division, will square off against host Indianapolis Wednesday (Dec. 21) night in the GLIAC/Great Lakes Valley Conference Challenge at UI's Nicoson Hall in Indianpolis, Ind. FSU suffered a 88-81 setback to nationally seventh-ranked Southern Indiana in Tuesday's (Dec. 20) event opener.

The FSU hockey team is off to an 8-6-4 overall start and is 4-4-4 in Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) action this campaign. The Bulldogs are idle until Dec. 30-31 when they will participate in the Wells Fargo Denver Cup in Denver, Colo. Ferris will face Boston College in the tournament opener Friday, Dec. 30, beginning at 6:07 p.m. (EST).