November 7, 2007 
Contact: Mike Christie, Sports Information Director

Cans Across the Conference Begins

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) – The holidays are a time to give thanks and appreciate the blessings in one's life. The members of the USA South Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) realize that not everyone is as fortunate as they are and wanted to do something to help make it a happier holiday in their communities. Therefore, the SAAC began Cans Across the Conference in 2004.

The USA South Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is currently conducting its fourth-annual Cans Across the Conference competition. The competition will run until Friday, November 16, 2007 and at that time the Cans Across the Conference trophy will be awarded to the USA South member institution that collects the most cans. 

Below is the update tally as of November 6, 2007:

Rank	Institution	Cans
1.	Greensboro	4,395
2.	Ferrum	2,687
3.	Averett	877
4.	Meredith	789
5.	Christopher Newport	600
6.	Methodist	378
7.	Peace	83
8.	Mary Baldwin	41
9.	N.C. Wesleyan	0
10.	Shenandoah	0
11.	Maryville	0
Conference Total		9,850