Cricket Camp for Hunger Food Drive

BOISE, ID- The Boise Hawks will take part in the "Cricket Camp for Hunger Food Drive," an initiative to serve and give back to those in need in the community. Cricket stores are collecting non-perishable food items which can be dropped off until Saturday November 20 at Cricket corporate stores in Nampa and Boise. Non-perishable food items are also being accepted at the following locations: Boise-6667 N. Glenwood, 267 N. Orchard Street, 1228 Broadway Ave, and 8249 Overland Rd. Meridian-118 Fairview Ave. and 2959 Eagle Rd. Nampa-620 12th Ave. S Caldwell-916 Blaine Street Emmett-932 S. Washington Ave.

If Hawks fans would like to make a donation to the "Cricket Camp for Hunger Food Drive" please drop off donated food items to the Boise Hawks front office at 5600 N. Glenwood Street, Monday through Friday between November 9 and November 20 and the Boise Hawks will take the donations to the Nampa corporate store on the final day of the food drive.

For every five cans of food donated at a Cricket store location, the donator will receive one entry into a drawing for Cricket's newest ANDROID Smartphone, the Huawei Ascend. Other incentives may vary from location to location.

On Saturday November 20, the Cricket team will be sleeping outside the Nampa Corporate Store; 1459 Caldwell Blvd, representing that hunger never sleeps. Humphrey the Hawk, the Boise Hawks mascot will visit the Nampa Cricket Corporate Store that same day to make a non-perishable food donation from the Boise Hawks Baseball Club. Humphrey will be hanging out at the event from 1:00p-3:00p visiting with customers, and handing out Boise Hawks swag.

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The Hawks began Northwest League play as an independent club from 1987-89. The team was affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 1990-2000 and has been with the Chicago Cubs since 2001. The club has won 6 NWL Championships, the most recent banner coming in 2004. Season, mini-pack, bonus books, and group nights for Hawks' games are available at 322-5000.