Women's Basketball Team to Assist in "War on Hunger'

“This One’s For the Girls” will be held Feb. 20 when the Auburn women’s basketball team hosts No. 1-ranked LSU for the annual Regions Bank Cram The Coliseum.

“This One’s For The Girls” will be the theme of the day. The World Food Programme’s War on Hunger Campaign at Auburn University brings to the forefront the issue of hunger and malnutrition that women in this world face.

Auburn head coach Nell Fortner was named the Auburn University spokesperson for the War on Hunger on Jan. 27 of this year. Along with Coach Fortner, center Marita Payne is the student-athlete representative. In an effort to continue to raise awareness of chronic hunger it the world, the annual women’s basketball Cram The Coliseum, sponsored by Regions Bank, will put this issue in the spotlight.

Out of the 842 million hungry in the world, 70 percent are women and girls, and 17 million children are born underweight each year because their mothers are malnourished. The World Food Programme is committed to helping women gain access to life’s basic needs equally along side of men.

In Auburn and LSU’s last meeting, Auburn fell just short of a road victory with a final score of 57-52 with over 14,000 in attendance on Jan. 30 of this season.

The Tigers are attempting to pack Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum as a donation of 19 cents will be made for every person in attendance to benefit the AU War on Hunger Campaign.

This game is free to anyone who donates canned food items at the gate, which will also benefit the East Alabama Food Bank. In addition, there will be a competition between local schools. At halftime, Coach Fortner will present the school that has the most in attendance with a $2,000 check.

The WFP can feed children for just 19 cents a day. Along the concourse of the coliseum will be 19 cent canisters where you can donate to help feed the children.