OWLS HOST 9th ANNUAL BLACKOUT FOR HUNGER GAME FRIDAY
Women's Basketball
February 20, 2020
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. The Oregon Tech Athletic Department, along with ASOIT, has announced that the 9th annual Blackout for Hunger is scheduled for this Friday at Danny Miles Court when Oregon Tech hosts Warner Pacific University.
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Oregon Tech fans are encouraged to dress in black and to bring a canned food or non-perishable food item for
the Klamath-Lake Counties food bank. The first 750 fans who donate three non-perishable food items, or make a minimum $3 donation to the food bank at the game will receive a Blackout T-shirt while supplies last.
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The women will take to the court at 5:30 p.m. and the men's team will play at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are: Reserved Seating $15; General: Adult $10, seniors, military and alumni are $5, Non-OIT Students $5, Children 6 and under are free. Oregon Tech Students, Faculty and Staff are free with ID.
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Friday night will be the 41st meeting between the Lady Knights and Lady Owls. Oregon Tech leads the overall series 27-13. Warner Pacific defeated the Lady Owls 66-58 January 4th in their first meeting of the 2019-2020 conference season.
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Friday night will be the 91st meeting between the Knights and Hustlin' Owls with Oregon Tech holding a 66-24 overall advantage including a 90-73 win January 4th in Portland.
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The Hustlin' Owls have secured a home playoff game to start the CCC Playoffs on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00 PM. Playoff tickets will be available starting this Saturday night in the Athletics lobby and online at
OregonTech.UniversityTickets.com with pricing: Reserved $10, General $8. Current reserved season ticket holders will have until noon on Tuesday, February 25 to claim their seats. After 12:00 pm on Tuesday, all remaining reserved seats will be available to the public.
Each dollar the
Food Bank receives will access about 10 pounds of food or create about 8 meals!
The Food Bank has been serving Klamath and Lake Counties for 33 years.
- The Food Bank provided food to nearly 5,300 households over the past 12 months.
- The Food Bank provided food to assist in the preparation of 480,000 meals that fed children, seniors, homeless and disabled people.
- The Food Bank distributes about 32,000 pounds of food weekly.
 Beneficiaries of the
Food Bank and the agencies served:
- Seniors
- People with disabilities
- Cancer treatment patients
- Hospice patients
- Those who have lost their job or had their work hours reduced
- Single parents
- Parents with special needs children
- Those who have suffered from an injury
- Veterans
- People without a home
- People who need a little help, for a little while, and don't want to ask for public assistance.
The Food Bank currently provide services throughout an 18,000 sq. mile area: Klamath Falls, Chemult, Chiloquin, Crescent, Dairy, Dorris, Beaver Marsh, Bly, Beatty, Sprague River, Bonanza, Merrill, Macdoel, Christmas Valley, Fort Rock, Silver Lake, Summer Lake, Malin, Keno, Paisley, Adel, New Pine Creek, Lakeview, Tulelake, and Gilchrist.
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