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Vipers, Food Bank RGV and Walgreens on Pace to Surpass Goal for Food Drive

February 11, 2009 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


MCALLEN, TEXAS - The NBA D-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Food Bank RGV and Walgreens announced today that they are more than one-quarter of the way to their goal of one ton of food for the "Hoops Against Hunger Food Drive."

The Vipers collected 510 pounds of food during their last three games, putting them on pace to collect 1,700 pounds of food by the last regular season game on April 11th. That figure does not include the generous donations being collected at the 17 Walgreens locations around the Rio Grande Valley that are participating in the food drive.

"The fact that we have a good chance at surpassing our goal really says a lot about the wonderful and caring fans that the Vipers have. Together, we can help to bounce out hunger in the Rio Grande Valley." Vipers President and General Manager Brian Michael Cooper said.

Whether the food is donated at Dodge Arena before any of the remaining seven Vipers home games, or at Walgreens, fans can receive one free ticket for every donation of four non-perishable food items for the remainder of the season.

One out of every five children go to bed hungry in the United States. That number jumps to one in four in Texas and 50% in the Rio Grande Valley.

"The harsh stark reality is that if we feed every single hungry person in the valley today, they will be hungry again tomorrow. Hunger doesn't only occur during the holiday giving season. People need food year round," Food and Fund Drive Manager Carter Robinson said.

The Food Bank RGV distributes 69,000 meals per week, with two-thirds of those going to children.

After Hurricane Dolly hit, the Food Bank RGV distributed over one million pounds (500 tons) of food and water.

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