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Texas A&M offers free tickets to Hurricane Harvey victims, first-responders, and volunteers
By Paul Harvey
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Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the coast of Texas last Friday leaving many people stranded and homeless for the immediate future.
Men and women from across Texas and the United States have rallied to help in any way possible, and many sports teams are finding ways to donate and provide help to the region.
Texas A&M announced the Aggies would wear a helmet sticker in their season opener to honor those affected by Hurricane Harvey, coach Kevin Sumlin has been actively promoting donations to the Red Cross on social media and in his press conferences leading up to the UCLA game and now the Aggies are offering free game tickets to an A&M home game.
Texas A&M released the announcement on Thursday:
“Texas A&M University has always stood ready to help when called upon, and the events in Texas and the Gulf Coast present another opportunity for us to lend a hand,” Texas A&M Director of Athletics Scott Woodward said. “We want to provide a brief reprieve to all of those affected by this tragedy, as well as extend an expression of gratitude to all of the first-responders and volunteers that are working so hard to help the region return to normalcy.”
The tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be for one of A&M’s first two home games. A&M’s first home games will be Sept. 9 vs Nicholls State and Sept. 16 vs Louisiana-Lafayette.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
