The Aurora University Athletic Department and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) are once again participating in the 11th annual "Cans Across the Conference" sponsored by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) SAAC.

Since the conference's inception in 2006, the members of the NACC SAAC has organized "Cans Across the Conference", doing something together as a conference that helps in each institutions' respective community. SAAC annually organizes the canned food drive as a community service competition among the 12 institutions in the conference. Each campus SAAC collects cans and other non-perishable items on their campus until December 5, 2016 to benefit a local charity.

As part of the 2016 campaign, Aurora University will donate collected items to Libby's Place.  In addition to food items, one dollar ($1) donated will equal two cans, and toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) will also be counted.

The AU SAAC will collect cans, non-perishable items or monetary donations at various distribution points on campus until December 5.

"This is an outstanding project that SAAC and all of the NACC student-athletes are undertaking. It will benefit many people," remarks NACC Commissioner G. Steven Larson. "Our institutions and student-athletes have done a remarkable job collecting over 300,000 items the last 10 years."

Collection boxes are located throughout campus in Dunham Hall, Alumni Hall, Institute Building, STEM building, Library and Eckhart Hall or donation (good or monetary) items can be dropped off in the Athletics Office (Room 242).