Chance To Win Bucks Tickets At Donation Drive For Afghan Families

Milwaukee WI

09 December, 2021

11:52 AM

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MILWAUKEE, WI — People who donate essential items in Milwaukee on Saturday for Afghan families moving into Wisconsin communities will get a chance to receive two tickets to a Milwaukee Bucks' game. Team Rubicon, a veteran-led nonprofit, needs essential items like toddler clothes, shoes for men, women and children, and toiletries, Michael Martel, an operations associate at Team Rubicon, told Patch. The first 50 people who donate will receive two tickets to the Bucks' game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Martel added. The drive will be held in the Bradley Center Lot at 1001 N. Vel R. Phillips Avenue, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Here are the items Team Rubicon is requesting from the community. Toddler clothes for both sexes.Men's shoes, size 7-9.Men's pants, size 30 waist and below.Kids' shoes, all sizes.Women's shoes, size 5-8.Laundry detergent pods.Vaseline tubs.Baby powder or oil.Soap and body wash bottles.Gift cards. All clothing donations should be modest styles like crewnecks and turtlenecks, and should have long sleeves, Martel said. Team Rubicon has been helping Afghan families since they first landed in Fort McCoy near Tomah, Fort McCoy said in a statement in August.