New Kensington

Food drive in conjunction with alumni society's TV football tailgate

Non-perishable items collected at door benefit Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank

The Alle-Kiski Society's annual TV Football party is a big hit with local Penn Staters. This year's venue is Rocco's Bar and Grill in Tarentum.  Credit: Bill Woodard / Penn StateCreative Commons

The Alle-Kiski Society of the Penn State Alumni Association is sponsoring a food drive beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, in conjunction with its televised football game tailgate party at Rocco’s Bar and Grill on Sixth Avenue in Tarentum, Pa.

Penn State fans are encouraged to bring canned food and nonperishable items, such as paper products and infant/baby supplies, to the game. The alumni society will donate the collected items to the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank, which serves the local region.

Kickoff for the Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes will at 8 p.m. The pregame reception will begin an hour before kickoff. Refreshments are provided along with a cash bar.

The Alle-Kiski Society is based at Penn State New Kensington and represents more than 7,000 Penn State alumni living in the Alle-Kiski Valley. For more information, contact Bill Woodard at 724-334-6049 or uxw1@psu.edu.

For more on the society, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/Alumni/alumorg.htm?cn613

Last Updated October 16, 2013

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