BROWNWOOD – September 5, 2017 – Howard Payne University’s Yellow Jacket baseball team hosted a donation drive for hurricane victims on Saturday, collecting approximately 1,000 cases of water and hundreds of other items including money, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, tools and pet food to deliver to the Gulf Coast and southeast Texas.
“We’re thankful to the many individuals and businesses in Brown County who have supported HPU’s efforts in providing relief to the victims of Hurricane Harvey,” said Stephen Lynn, head baseball coach. “Several groups brought trucks and trailers full of supplies to donate. It was great to see the community turn out to support those in need.”
The team will partner with others on campus to deliver the items to the Gulf Coast this weekend. There, the group’s efforts will be facilitated by Joseph Jones, HPU alumnus and pastor of First Baptist Church of Port Lavaca.
Through Friday, September 8, Weakley-Watson Ace Hardware is discounting by 25 percent purchases listed as hurricane relief items. Once purchased, the items may be left at the store and HPU’s baseball team will collect them for distribution.
Those who were unable to attend the drive may coordinate with the baseball team to have donation items collected. For more information, contact Robert Anders, assistant baseball coach, at 972-322-4116 or randers@hputx.edu.
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1. Members of HPU’s Yellow Jacket baseball team stack items at the team’s recent donation drive to assist with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
2. HPU baseball players unload cleaning supplies donated by a community member.
3. HPU’s baseball team collected approximately 1,000 cases of water during its recent donation drive.