Raiders Sharing, Raiders Caring
November 29, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2010
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Athletics and the Student Government Association are once again teaming up to provide tickets for underprivileged kids to men's and women's basketball games over the Christmas break.
Texas Tech students pay an athletic fee each semester and swipe their ID for admission at athletic events. Traditionally, student attendance declines over the Christmas break as students head home for the holidays. Tech athletics is giving the students an opportunity to "donate" a ticket to those games by simply electing to do so online.
"In the spirit of giving, the SGA is encouraging students to take just a few minutes to go online and donate their tickets," said Drew Graham, SGA president. "It's an easy way for Tech students to make a difference in the lives of kids in the community over the Christmas break."
To donate their tickets, students must login to their raiderlink account at https://www.raiderlink.ttu.edu, click on MyTech (for students) tab, and select "Raiders Sharing, Raiders Caring". Select the games you wish to donate and the athletics department will make sure to make the tickets available for underprivileged kids in Lubbock and the surrounding communities (up to 500 per game). Games available over the student break include: Dec. 22, men's basketball vs. UT-Arlington; Dec. 29, men's basketball vs. New Mexico; Jan. 2, men's basketball vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Jan. 3, women's basketball vs. Houston Baptist; Jan. 4, men's basketball vs. Delaware State and Jan. 8, men's basketball vs. Baylor.
Non-profit organizations who are interested in receiving these tickets over the break should contact Garrett Tressler, Assistant Marketing Director for Texas Tech Athletics, at (806) 742-1195 or garrett.tressler@ttu.edu to get on the list.