SAAC To Sponsor Book Drive At Basketball Games On February 9 And 12

STORRS, Conn. (February 1, 2008) --- The University of Connecticut Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be sponsoring a Book Drive at the Saturday, Feb. 9, men’s basketball game vs. Georgia Tech and the Tuesday, Feb. 12, women’s basketball game vs. Georgetown. Both games will be played on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.

The UConn SAAC invites all patrons planning to attend those games to bring “gently used” children’s books from their collection. The books will be donated to the Burgdorf Health Center in Hartford as well as the 'Friends of the Family' program at The Village South-Center for Community Life in Hartford.

Students from UConn donate their time to read with the children as they wait for appointments at the Burgdorf Health Center -- which is operated by Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and the University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. After their appointment, children are then given the book to take home with them. The Village’s 'Friends of the Family' program is a resource and referral service for pregnant and parenting youth who are 21 years of age and younger.