Griz fans kick off Can the Cats to fill Montana food banks
Missoula's food-drive rivalry with Montana State opened at Saturday's game. The goal is 600,000 pounds or dollars for food banks before the holidays.
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Griz fans opened this year's Can the Cats food drive at Saturday's game in Missoula, KPAX reported. The friendly rivalry with Montana State collects food and money for Montana food banks heading into the holidays. The goal is 600,000 pounds or dollars. That figure is the target for the drive, not a total already raised. The kickoff at the game is the start of the collection.
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At a Saturday game in Missoula, Griz fans started this year's Can the Cats drive, KPAX reported. It is a friendly contest with Montana State to collect food and money for Montana food banks before the holidays. The goal is 600,000 pounds or dollars. That number is what the drive is aiming for. It is not a total that has already been collected. The game was the kickoff, not the end.
- Why can a sports rivalry be useful when a community is collecting food?
- What is the difference between a goal and an amount already raised?
- How does food collected at a game get to someone who needs a meal?
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