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Northwestern embraces holiday spirit, pitches in at Chicago charity
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They say the holidays are all about giving.
Northwestern football players embraced that mentality on Tuesday, as several pitched in at a local charity, collecting clothes, shoes and serving hot meals at Catholic Charities of Chicago.
According to Pat Fitzgerald’s official Twitter page, over 60 Wildcats helped in a number of ways this holiday season.
The team helped gather hundreds of clothing items with their participation this week.
We're grateful to have the @NorthwesternU football team here serving our supper guests a hot meal on this cold day! (@DailyNU_Sports) pic.twitter.com/aRLFEQ82T6
— Catholic Charities (@CCofChicago) December 13, 2016
Our guys pitched in this week to gather several hundred clothing items and pairs of shoes for @CCofChicago guests.#CatsGiveBack pic.twitter.com/murABm4lnz
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) December 13, 2016
Special night- our young men are the best! Thank you @CCofChicago and @frwfw #B1GCats https://t.co/iy6tovUEUT
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) December 14, 2016
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB