November 27, 2007

Colgate Makes Donation to Food Cupboard

Mary Ellen Shen, director of the Hamilton Food Cupboard, with Colgate's Ethan Cox (2007 Photo).
Mary Ellen Shen, director of the Hamilton Food Cupboard, with Colgate's Ethan Cox (2007 Photo).

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Sophomore Ethan Cox (Richmond, B.C.) of the Colgate men's hockey team delivered 350 pounds of non-perishable food items and more than $70 in cash donations to the Hamilton Food Cupboard on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Raiders collected the food and cash at their home games against Connecticut last weekend.

"It's absolutely wonderful that the hockey team did this for us," said Mary Ellen Shen, the director of the Hamilton Food Cupboard. "It makes a big difference to our families. We're up to 115 families a month, with an average of five or six people in a family, so this will go quite a ways to help feed them."

"We are very pleased to be able to team up with the Hamilton Food Cupboard," Cox said. "Their efforts in helping out families who live in the Hamilton area are wonderful. It is our pleasure as a hockey team to be able to help their cause."

The Raiders will host a toy drive at their games against Robert Morris this weekend, Sat.-Sun., Dec. 1-2. For every new or gently-used toy a fan donates, he or she will receive a raffle ticket and be entered into a drawing to win team-signed memorabilia. On Saturday, the Raiders will give away a jersey; Sunday's prize will be a team-autographed stick. Fans can also purchase raffle tickets for $1 each. All donations will go to the Interfaith Council Holiday Project, who will wrap and distribute toys to needy families in Madison County.

Cox, a candidate for the 2008 Hockey Humanitarian Award, has spearheaded the Colgate hockey team's charitable efforts since he arrived on campus last season. Under his leadership, the Raiders have raised more than $10,000 in cash and donated items to benefit both local and national charities, including the National MS Society and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.