Holiday Food Drive Set for Saturday

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma football program will again take an active role in a local holiday food drive. It is the seventh year the team has participated.

The main part of that drive comes this Saturday when $1 donations will be accepted from fans prior to the OU-Texas Tech game.

The project originated with Josh Heupel while he was quarterback for the Sooners in 2000. He began helping just a few families and then formed the 14 Foundation to support the project each year.

The Holiday Food Drive has grown to helping hundreds of families in Norman and now includes the 14 Foundation, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Regional Food Bank and Oklahoma Public Schools.

This year, the project has targeted 500 families in seven different communities across Oklahoma. Families have been chosen in Ada, Ardmore, Enid, Lawton, Norman, Moore and Stillwater.

The food that is provided is enough to feed a family of four for a week, as well as provide a Thanksgiving meal.

The Sooner Football program assists each year in meeting the Norman families by hosting a night at the Switzer Center. Families pick up boxes of food and interact with the players and coaches for photos and autographs.

On Saturday, volunteers will be stationed near each gate around the stadium prior to kickoff.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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