FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Fairfield University Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) is sponsoring the first-ever student-athlete talent show this Saturday, January 29th, at 7pm in Alumni Hall. All proceeds from 50/50 raffles, concessions, and collection throughout the evening will be donated to the Grace Evanko Fund, a second grader from the Fairfield area who is battling an inoperable brain tumor. The event is free and open to the University community and public.
Grace and her family enjoyed spending time with members of SAAC at the women's basketball game against Niagara University on January 23. "It was a great opportunity to meet Grace and her family, get to know them, as well as support the women's basketball team,” said SAAC co-president, and women's lacrosse player Kelley Brady.
All 20 varsity programs will be putting on an act, or helping with set-up and concessions as the student-athletes will have five minutes to show the crowd their talent. "It will be an exciting event for the teams to show their creative side in a fun competition. The event is another way for the student-athletes to come together as a group, instead of 20 different teams,” said Senior Associate Director of Athletics and SAAC Advisor
Alison Sexton.
Each team will perform in front of a panel of guest judges including head men's basketball coach Ed Cooley, as well as former FUSA president Hutchinson Williams. Items to be raffled include MAAC apparel, Harlem Globetrotter tickets, digital camera picture frame and much more! So come out to Alumni Hall this Saturday, January 29 at 7 pm to support the Stags and a great cause.
