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University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Host Family Day On Aug. 10
7/27/2018 3:49:00 PM | Football
Team will hold annual diaper drive and there will be face painting and inflatables during open practice
The University of Minnesota football team will host Family Day at TCF Bank Stadium at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 10.
The event will coincide with the team's 4:30 p.m. practice and will include family fun for all ages. In addition to fans being able to watch practice from the stands, there will also be inflatables, face painting and post-practice autographs. Minnesota's lovable mascot Goldy Gopher will also be on hand.
For the second consecutive year, the Minnesota football team will also be hosting a diaper drive in conjunction with practice. Fans attending Family Day at TCF Bank Stadium are encouraged to bring disposable diapers. Those diapers will then be donated to the Diaper Bank of Minnesota, which provides diapers and wipes to families in need through partner agencies in the Twin Cities.
Fans can bring a six-pack of diapers or a box of 96 diapers, as every diaper donated will help a baby. Fans can also bring diapers that their little ones have grown out of, as the diaper bank will repackage them for families in need. One in three Minnesota families struggle to afford enough diapers for their babies. Diapers cost about $1,000 a year for the first three years of a child's life and government assistance programs cannot be used to purchase diapers.
The Diaper Bank of Minnesota is run entirely by volunteers and distributes hundreds of thousands of diapers every year. Last year, Minnesota football fans donated more than 15,000 diapers at the team's inaugural diaper drive, which made a positive difference in the lives of many Minnesotans.
Fans attending practice can also drop off a decorated oar in the West Plaza that will then be displayed in TCF Bank Stadium outside of Minnesota's locker room. The assembled oars will then be the last thing the team sees before its takes the field for home games at TCF Bank Stadium.
Minnesota's complete fall practice schedule will be announced at a later date.
Family Day Schedule of Events
4:00 p.m. – Gates to TCF Bank Stadium open. Fans should enter the stadium through the West Plaza gates and can drop off their diapers and oars there.
4:30 p.m. – Football practice begins
Post practice: Thirty-minute autograph session
The event will coincide with the team's 4:30 p.m. practice and will include family fun for all ages. In addition to fans being able to watch practice from the stands, there will also be inflatables, face painting and post-practice autographs. Minnesota's lovable mascot Goldy Gopher will also be on hand.
For the second consecutive year, the Minnesota football team will also be hosting a diaper drive in conjunction with practice. Fans attending Family Day at TCF Bank Stadium are encouraged to bring disposable diapers. Those diapers will then be donated to the Diaper Bank of Minnesota, which provides diapers and wipes to families in need through partner agencies in the Twin Cities.
Fans can bring a six-pack of diapers or a box of 96 diapers, as every diaper donated will help a baby. Fans can also bring diapers that their little ones have grown out of, as the diaper bank will repackage them for families in need. One in three Minnesota families struggle to afford enough diapers for their babies. Diapers cost about $1,000 a year for the first three years of a child's life and government assistance programs cannot be used to purchase diapers.
The Diaper Bank of Minnesota is run entirely by volunteers and distributes hundreds of thousands of diapers every year. Last year, Minnesota football fans donated more than 15,000 diapers at the team's inaugural diaper drive, which made a positive difference in the lives of many Minnesotans.
Fans attending practice can also drop off a decorated oar in the West Plaza that will then be displayed in TCF Bank Stadium outside of Minnesota's locker room. The assembled oars will then be the last thing the team sees before its takes the field for home games at TCF Bank Stadium.
Minnesota's complete fall practice schedule will be announced at a later date.
Family Day Schedule of Events
4:00 p.m. – Gates to TCF Bank Stadium open. Fans should enter the stadium through the West Plaza gates and can drop off their diapers and oars there.
4:30 p.m. – Football practice begins
Post practice: Thirty-minute autograph session
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