@MizzouFootball’s Tia Odom Joins Giving Beyond the Game
10/2/2017 6:30:00 PM | Football
Head Coach Barry Odom’s wife, Tia, is helping raise funds for victims of recent natural disasters
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tia Odom, the wife of Mizzou Football head coach Barry Odom, has helped to spearhead Giving Beyond The Game, a fundraising effort organized by a group of NCAA college football wives from across the country to help raise money for the victims of recent natural disasters. Giving Beyond the Game was conceived as a response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria. It is a not-for-profit project that raises funds specifically for the Houston Food Bank, Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Response Team and Feeding South Florida. It will also address immediate needs for relief and recovery in Puerto Rico.
Those wishing to contribute to Giving Beyond The Game can visit www.GivingBeyondTheGame.org. The online donation form will be available through December 9, 2017. There will also be an online auction for autographed football helmets from each participating university, launching Nov. 1 on the website.
The three primary organizations that Giving Beyond The Game will help are below:
- Houston Food Bank - The Houston Food Bank feeds 800,000 people per year. Every dollar donated to the Houston Food Bank provides the equivalent of three meals for one individual.
- Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Response Team - The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Response Team plays a critical role in ensuring that animals impacted by disaster have a second chance at life. Fully equipped to provide veterinary care for triage and treatment of injured animals to working with community animal shelter partners, the VET provides animals and their owners hope for happy endings.
- Feeding South Florida - Feeding South Florida works in close partnership with SERT, EOC & FEMA, and participates in emergency management meetings throughout the counties we serve. For every $1 donated we can help provide six meals to those in need.
The need for relief in these areas will be extensive and long-term. Donations will be housed at Communities Foundation of Texas and upon termination of the fall campaign, funds will be distributed to these charities for the purpose of providing relief to storm-damaged areas.
The founders of the project, which include the wives of many NCAA college football coaches*,encourage donors from their respective colleges and fan bases to share this fundraising project to increase its presence and aid in fundraising.
The Team:
Kristi Malzahn (Auburn), Kes Harson (Boise State), Kathleen Swinney (Clemson), Donna Tedford (Fresno State), Sharon Snyder (Kansas State) Katharyn Richt (University of Miami), Becky Dantonio (Michigan State), Tia Odom (University of Missouri), Christi Fedora (University of North Carolina), Shelley Meyer (Ohio State), Caitlin Riley (University of Oklahoma), Fumi Franklin (Penn State), Elise Jones (South Alabama), Kori Shaw (Stanford), Kelsey Patterson & Kate Dykes (TCU), Michelle Herman (University of Texas), Charlene Sumlin (Texas A&M), Jenny Fuente (Virginia Tech), Barbara Peterson (University of Washington), Kerry Gibson (West Virginia).
