Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - In wake of Hurricane Harvey which caused severe flooding in Houston, many college athletic programs are coming together to help with relief.
On Monday University of Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson reached out to fellow coaches throughout the country, asking them to donate their teams gear to help flood victims.
#HoustonStrong #ForTheCity #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/aAlkkcNqnE
— Coach Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH) August 28, 2017
Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl answered Sampson's request.
Pearl responded to Sampson's tweet by saying, "Well as soon as I saw Kelvin come out on Twitter, I said, right away, I responded. I responded two things: one, I wanted to check with compliance and make sure that we can do it and the second thing was that Auburn's support is on the way right away."
Since Monday, Sampson has been retweeting the donations given by university athletic programs throughout the country.
Several of these universities come from the state of Alabama, including Auburn.
Coach Bruce Pearl and Auburn Athletics answered Sampson request, using the hashtag "#HoustonStrong".
Ours is on the way! Hang in there coach!@AuburnTigers @UnderArmour https://t.co/YPnWB2ZTwP
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) August 29, 2017
We've got packages of men’s and women's footwear and apparel headed your way, @CoachSampsonUH.#HoustonStrong pic.twitter.com/9ZgJEoOYJ0
— Auburn Tigers (@AuburnTigers) August 30, 2017
Other Alabama universities that have donated items include:
Alabama
Ok, @Coach_Ves ... box is on the way! #RollHouston pic.twitter.com/BzumglgZOf
— Patrick Murphy (@UACoachMurphy) August 29, 2017
Troy
Boxed up and headed your way @UHCougarSB ! @Coach_Ves @CoachSampsonUH #houstonstrong pic.twitter.com/6n7nSZtWzg
— Troy Softball (@TroyTrojansSB) August 30, 2017
Hey @CoachSampsonUH. Count @MyTUAthletics in! Shirts and sneakers on the way #HurricaneHarvey #HarveyUpdate #hurricanerelief pic.twitter.com/raWw5tpsNI
— Tuskegee Athletics (@MyTUAthletics) August 30, 2017
The list of schools who have donated and joined Sampson in his efforts go beyond universities. As reported by FOX 26's Mark Berman, high schools, conference officials, school districts, and elementary schools have donated items.
From Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH): pic.twitter.com/b6rbrFxxaO
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 31, 2017
More from Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH): pic.twitter.com/rw0WCbsxma
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 31, 2017
More from Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH): pic.twitter.com/wY0D9QRxeB
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 31, 2017
More from Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH): pic.twitter.com/Cnjs3EYLSF
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 31, 2017
More from Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH) : @UHCougarMBK pic.twitter.com/kQYOthbJNM
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 31, 2017
