FAIRFIELD, Conn. - For the second consecutive year, the Fairfield University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) participated in the "Stags Boxes for the Soldiers" program. All 20 Stags varsity athletic teams collected food, movies, and other goods for the U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Over the month of December each team was responsible for filling two boxes with items for troops overseas and had the opportunity to include personal touches, such as letters and notes. Overall, the Stags collected approximately 40 boxes of goods and delivered the items to a Give 2 The Troops collection.
Give 2 The Troops is a national nonprofit organization whose objective is to support U.S. troops in combat zones. Since December 2002, the organization has sent more than 46,000 boxes and 15 million letters and cards to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Fairfield Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and polices that affect student-athletes' lives at Fairfield.
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