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RAIN OR SHINE, THE PURDUE ALUMNI STUDENT EXPERIENCE BRINGS GREAT
EVENTS WITH AN EVEN GREATER PURPOSE.
TODAY'S EVENT IS KNOWN AS "BAGS FOR CANS."
MY NAME'S ANDI FINE, AND YOU HANG WITH ME,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BAGS FOR CANS IS A 64-TEAM CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT.
TO ENTER INTO THE TOURNAMENT, ALL STUDENTS NEED
TO DO IS BRING A BAG OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS
TO DONATE TO THE FOOD FINDERS FOOD BANK, A LOCAL CHARITY.
I CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF PASE'S MEMBERS TO FIND OUT MORE.
FOR OUR CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT, WE'RE HOPING
FOR AT LEAST 64 TEAMS TODAY.
AT 64, WE'RE GOING TO CUT OFF.
SO NO MORE THAN 64 TEAMS WILL ARRIVE.
AND SO WITH 64 TEAMS BRINGING TWO TO FIVE CANS APIECE,
THAT'S GOING TO ADD UP TO BE A LOT OF FOOD THAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY,
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY AWESOME.
CORNHOLE IS A COLLEGE FAVORITE NOWADAYS.
IT'S REALLY BECOME POPULAR HERE IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS,
AND IT'S A DOMINANT THING THAT YOU'LL SEE FROM WEEK TO WEEK
BETWEEN FOOTBALL GAMES OR JUST PASTIME ACTIVITIES.
WE WANT TO REALLY TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING LOCAL.
THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF PICKED LAFAYETTE FOOD FINDERS,
JUST BECAUSE PURDUE IS INVOLVED SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO GIVE BACK AS STUDENTS.
SO, WE'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT FOOD FINDERS HERE.
AND MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, WHY DID YOU GUYS PICK THEM
AND WHERE DOES ALL THIS FOOD GO?
WE PICKED FOOD FINDERS BECAUSE THEY'RE A LOCAL ORGANIZATION.
AND AT THE EVENT, WE COLLECT THE FOOD HERE,
AND THEN ONCE WE GET IT ALL, WE TAKE IT OVER TO FOOD FINDERS,
AND THEY DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE FAMILIES IN NEED
ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA.
WE'RE JUST OUT HERE TO HAVE FUN.
WE PLAY CORNHOLE BACK IN OUR HOMETOWN,
SO WE SAW THE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT, SO WE'RE LIKE,
"YEAH, WE'LL GIVE IT A TRY."
I'M OUT HERE TODAY JUST TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND TO HAVE FUN --
IT'S FOR AN ORGANIZATION -- AND JUST TO HELP OUT.
WHEN WE WERE MAKING OUR SELECTIONS TODAY
ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GONNA BRING,
WE DID MORE OF WHAT WE WOULD WANT AND COLLEGE FOOD
LIKE SOUPS AND RAMEN NOODLES.
I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE KIDS COME
OUT FOR THIS AND TRY TO SHARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVE
THAT THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE AND GIVING BACK.
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THEY COULD BLOW THIS OFF
AND KEEP THE FOOD THEMSELVES, BUT INSTEAD THEY DECIDED TO COME
AND DONATE TO A GOOD CAUSE FOR FOOD FINDERS.
I THINK THE BIG PICTURE OVERALL IS
TO ACTUALLY HELP OUT ONE ANOTHER.
ALTHOUGH WE'RE STUDENTS AND WE'RE REALLY STRIVING
ON FOOD OURSELVES, I THINK IT'S ALSO THE GOOD IDEA TO GIVE BACK.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIG TAKE-HOME MESSAGE FOR TODAY,
BUT IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S A LOT OF FUN,
AND IT'LL ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE GOOD
AND KINDHEARTED AS WELL.
EVEN THOUGH TODAY WASN'T PERFECT,
THAT DIDN'T STOP PURDUE STUDENTS FROM BRINGING A LITTLE BIT
OF SUNSHINE INTO EVERYONE ELSE'S LIVES.
FOR "BOILER BYTES," I'M ANDI FINE.