Defiance College to hold Military Appreciation Day at Oct. 10 football game
October 2, 2015
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College will hold a Military and Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the DC-Manchester football game. All area veterans are welcome and will be admitted to the game free with their military ID. Kick-off is at 1:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Defiance College Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Defiance College will also be accepting care package donations for current U.S. troops stationed overseas. Items for the care packages will be collected at the stadium gates on Oct. 10. Donations can also be dropped off throughout the week of Oct. 5 in the athletic offices located in the Weaner Center on Webster Street.
Suggested donation ideas include: disposable cameras, beef jerky, sunflower seeds, playing cards, footballs, hacky-sac, soccer balls, granola bars, hand warmers, paper notepads, pens, icy hot patches, word puzzle books, chewing gum, toothbrushes, deodorant, lens cleaning cloths, baby wipes, sunscreen flavored water packets, chapstick, hats, board games, etc.
There will be stations available at the game for those who wish to write handwritten letters or test their military strength. Army and Marine recruiters and VFW representatives will be in attendance.
Defiance College is proud to honor military personnel through a Defiance College Hero of the Game. Nominate your hero today by emailing hbenzing@defiance.edu. Nominations can also be submitted by filling out the online form: https://www.defianceathletics.com/football/military/.
Defiance College, chartered in 1850, is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering nearly 40 undergraduate programs of study as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of service and engagement. The college website is www.defiance.edu.
