The third annual Big West Coin Drive returns to the nine conference campuses throughout the month of February as each school's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collects coins and donates the funds to charity.
   
From February 1-28, each school's SAAC will set up a location on each campus to collect coins for a designated charity.  Each school will donate half of its earnings to its designated charity and the other half to the winning charity of the school that collects the most funds.  Top fundraising recognition went to UC Davis in 2008 and Pacific in 2009.  Led by Pacific, the nine Big West schools raised $14,672 to more than exceed their goal of $10,000.  This year, the Big West SAAC has set an even more ambitious goal of $15,000. 
   
Beginning February 1, be sure to bring your change to your favorite Big West school to support a great cause!  The list of each school’s charity is below:

BIG WEST SAAC COIN DRIVE CHARITIES

School                                              Charity
Cal Poly                                            Sexual Assault/Rape Prevention
Cal State Fullerton                            Susan G. Komen
Cal State Northridge                         Children’s Hunger Fund - Haiti Relief Effort
Long Beach State                             Meals On Wheels
UC Davis                                          Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC)
UC Irvine                                          Southwest Community Center for the Needy & Homeless
UC Riverside                                    Doctors Without Borders
UC Santa Barbara                            Isla Vista Elementary School
Pacific                                               Reach Out and Read San Joaquin