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Postby BUS » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:42 pm

Please read the post and bring a check to the BUS stop on the Boulevard, Saturday.

Make checks to: C-USA Relief Fund
Thanks again for your kind offer to assist!!!



CONFERENCE USA 5201 N. O’Connor Boulevard Irving, TX 75022 (214) 774-1300 (214) 496-0055 fax

For Immediate Release August 31, 2005

Contact: Media Relations (214-774-1300)

CONFERENCE USA ESTABLISHES RELIEF FUND

Donations Will Assist Tulane, Southern Miss & Communities

IRVING, Texas – Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky has announced that the conference has established a C-USA Relief Fund to assist those affected and relocated by Hurricane Katrina.

Monetary donations, as well as essential items listed below, will be accepted and distributed to C-USA member institutions Tulane and Southern Miss. Once those schools are taken care of, any additional resources will be sent to the American Red Cross to distribute to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama communities in need.

Students, student-athletes, coaches, faculty and administrators at both Tulane and Southern Miss followed evacuation orders from Hurricane Katrina. While they wait to return to their University communities, many have been forced to relocate to other parts of the country for an unspecified period of time. Many have been separated from their families and others only brought a limited supply of clothes and toiletries with them.

“With two of our member schools affected so deeply by this tragedy, it seemed necessary for us to establish ways the rest of our conference family and its fans could assist others,” Banowsky said. “Some of these student-athletes and coaches are just getting their first hot shower in days, and we know they are worried that some of their families are still waiting for such a luxury.”

Tulane’s football and women’s soccer teams have relocated to Dallas and Birmingham, Ala., respectively, and taken advantage of the hospitality from other C-USA member schools SMU and UAB. The Southern Miss football team also received a generous offer from Memphis to share facilities until power is restored on the Hattiesburg, Miss., campus and will head to Memphis on Thursday morning.

All donations are 100% tax deductible and should be sent to:

C-USA Relief Fund
5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300
Irving, TX 75039

Checks should be made payable to “C-USA Relief Fund.” Credit card charges can not be accepted.

For more information, please log onto the Conference USA website at www.conferenceusa.com. A complete list of items the conference can accept per NCAA guidelines is listed here:

Items Needed
Clothing
Underwear (Women’s S-XL, Men’s L-XXXL – briefs or boxers)
Socks
T-Shirts (See sizes above)
Collared Shirts (See sizes above)
Jeans (men’s and women’s cuts)
Sweatshirts (See sizes above)
Sweatpants (See sizes above)
Lightweight Jackets/Pullovers (See sizes above)
Tennis Shoes (men’s and women’s, all sizes)

Toiletries
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Deodorant
Razors (Regular or Disposable)
Razor Blades
Shaving Cream
Cotton Swabs
Hair Brushes
Combs
Feminine Hygiene
Cotton Swabs (Q-tips)
Sunscreen
Contact Lens Solution/Saline/Cases
Band-Aids
Nasal Spray
Cough Drops

Other
Duffle Bags
Back Packs
Stamps
Calling Cards

**PLEASE DO NOT SEND**
Food
Water or other beverages
Soap
Shampoo/Conditioner
Mouthwash
Toilet Paper/Paper Products

-- ConferenceUSA.com --

<<C-USA Relief Fund.pdf>>

Courtney Morrison-Archer
Director of Media Relations
Conference USA
(214) 774-1352
ConferenceUSA.com
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Get BEER, FREE TICKETS and FOOD for helping the C-USA FUND

Postby PonyTailGator » Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:26 am

There's a pre-tailagate party at JACK'S PUB from noon to 5 p.m. before the Tulane game on Saturday. Go to:
www.c-usahurricanefund.com

to get a ticket for $30, and 100% of proceeds will benefit the C-USA hurricane fund...more specifically the student-athletes, students and families at Tulane and Southern Miss, your fellow C-USAers. You get beer, burgers and a free ticket to the game!

Where else can you get so much for helping out??

Questions? Emial TexanEagles@SouthernMissAlumni.com
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