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APSU Athletics offering free admission in Help An Elf drive

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Austin Peay State University Sports - APSU - Governors - Lady GovsClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s athletics department and its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee are seeking help to make the holiday season a little brighter for local families.

Fans attending the Governors basketball games Wednesday, December 14th and Saturday, December 17th may receive free admission with the donation of a toy to assist the department’s Help An Elf drive.

Fans can bring unopened toys (see the list of children’s ages below) to the women’s Wednesday, December 14th contest against Kennesaw State or the men’s Saturday, December 17th contest against Evansville. Only one toy per admission will be accepted at the gate.

Austin Peay Athletics offers free admission with the donation of a toy during the December 14th and 17th Governors Basketball games. (Taylor Slifko, APSU)
Austin Peay Athletics offers free admission with the donation of a toy during the December 14th and 17th Governors Basketball games. (Taylor Slifko, APSU)

The children being helped by the Austin Peay athletics department this season are

12 year old boy
12 year old girl
9 year old girl
7 year old boy
1½ year old girl
1-2 year old infant

The Annual Help an Elf program, developed by Austin Peay’s Student Affairs office, is designed to assist currently enrolled, full-time APSU students with holiday shopping by providing gifts for their children.  Recipients of the holiday gifts will be children of income-eligible APSU students who are currently enrolled in 12 or more credit hours, and who are not participating in any off campus holiday gift programs.

The program has been a part of celebrating the holiday season and assisting APSU students and their families since 1994.

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