10/25/00

Alex Pack, 334/844-9999

ANNUAL AUBURN-ALABAMA FOOD FIGHT TO GET UNDERWAY

AUBURN -- Although the football game between archrivals Auburn University and the University of Alabama is more than two weeks away, the eighth annual Food Fight between the two schools kicks off on Monday.

Each year, Alabama's two major universities compete in the food drive to see who can raise the most canned and nonperishable food. This year's competition will continue through Nov. 15 -- two days before the football game.

"Auburn won the Food Fight last year," said Martha Faupel, executive director of the East Alabama Food Bank. "Tuscaloosa was confident because they weighed in 34,000 pounds of food. The director of the West Alabama Food Bank called me and I was pleased to tell him Auburn got 37,000. It never hurts to beat Alabama in any form or fashion."

Contributions to the Food Fight may be made at drop off points located at James E. Foy Student Union, East Alabama Food Bank and the two Winn-Dixie grocery stores in Auburn, Faupel said.

"We have a lot of fun with the competition," said Faupel. "But at the same time wešre helping the needy throughout the community. Over the past seven years, the equivalent of 13 tractor-trailer loads of food has been donated to the needy."

For more information about drop off points or other programs contact Faupel at the East Alabama Food Bank at 334/821-2006.

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CONTACT: Faupel, 334/821-9006.