METAIRIE, La. – An estimated 2,000 items have been collected so far this week after the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans began collecting food and supplies for victims of the devastating Louisiana floods.
The teams, both owned by Tom Benson, are accepting donations on behalf of the American Red Cross, the United Way and the Second Harvest Food Bank of New Orleans – and staff members have been dispatched to volunteer with each of those organizations throughout the week.
The collections will continue next week, when the Saints return home from training camp and begin holding practices at the team facility in Metairie.