(September 8, 2005) ?C Fordham University student-athletes will take a special collection at all Fordham home athletic contests the week of September 12th to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina it was announced today. A collection box, staffed by the student-athletes, will be placed at the entrance to each on-campus home event until Sunday, September 18th to allow Fordham fans to contribute to the fund. The Fordham women??s basketball program will spearhead the charge, organizing the teams to coordinate coverage of each home contest. The effort will begin on Friday, September 9th as the women??s basketball program will set up a table at the annual Student Affairs BBQ, which is being held under the Jack Coffey Field grandstand, prior to a trip by the Student Affairs department to the Yankee-Red Sox game on Friday night. The collection is in response to the initiative of Joseph M. McShane, S.J., the president of Fordham University, who has called upon all members of the University family to join him in a hurricane relief effort. Father McShane has initiated a fundraising drive with a $25,000 donation from the president??s discretionary fund. The University community will seek to double that amount by the end of October. All of the money raised on campus will be designated for hurricane relief efforts by the American Red Cross and Catholic Charities USA. ??Let us continue to pray for the souls of those who died, for the consolation of those who mourn, and for the recovery of those who are struggling to rebuild their lives,?? said Father McShane in a University communication. ??And let us, who were helped and consoled by the generosity and kindness of so many of our fellow citizens in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, resolve to make a difference in the lives of the survivors by reaching out to them in their hour of need.?? Below is a list of games the week of September 12th where collections will be taken: Friday, September 16 Volleyball vs. St. Peter??s (Rose Hill Classic), 7:00 - 8:30pm (Rose Hill Gym) Men??s Soccer vs. Siena, 7:00 - 8:30pm (Jack Coffey Field) Saturday, September 17 Rose Hill Classic, 12:30 - 6:30pm (Rose Hill Gym) Football vs. Columbia, 7:00 - 9:00pm (Jack Coffey Field) Sunday, September 18 Women's Soccer vs. Wagner, 1:00 - 2:30pm (Jack Coffey Field)