By Message Staff
A Louisiana College football player has established a campaign to benefit those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Since Wednesday, Zac Barrient, a senior wide receiver from Mandeville, has worked tirelessly to raise money and promote the Wildcat Football Relief Handoff that will benefit families in Katy, Texas. Barrient and four other teammates plan to drive a U-Haul truck filled with donated food and water to Katy Sept. 8, which is during the only bye week of the season for the Wildcats.
Donations for food and water will be collected at LC’s Sept. 1 and Sept. 4 soccer matches at 3 p.m. and 11 a.m. respectively, as well as during the football game Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. Barrient also is accepting donations at other times of the week until Thursday, Sept. 7.
Impacted by last year’s rainfall event in south Louisiana, Barrient said he can relate to what residents of Texas are experiencing.
“I didn’t want to do something that was all talk and no action,” Barrient said. “When this situation came up, I was talking with a teammate from Katy who knew many of the people affected. I said if somebody is going to do something, why couldn’t I be that someone.”
For more information about donating to Wildcat Football Relief Handoff, call Barrient at 985.981.1390 or e-mail WildcatReliefHandoff@gmail.com.
