EUknighted 2020 to Benefit Pa. Soldiers' & Sailors' Home

EDINBORO, Pa. — The rivalry on the basketball court between Edinboro and Gannon will take on a new flavor this year. The athletics departments of the two institutions are teaming up to benefit the Pennsylvania Solders' & Sailors' Home.

EUknighted 2020, as the collaborative effort is called, begins with Friday's basketball doubleheader at Gannon, and continues with the second matchup of the season at Edinboro on Wednesday, February 5, the games will be preceded by a "Hoopy" Hour. All active duty military, reservists and veterans will receive free entry to the basketball games, and donations made at both the Hoopy Hours and the basketball games will directly benefit the Pennsylvania Soldiers' & Sailors' Home.

Friday's Hoopy Hour will take place from 4-7 p.m. at Molly Brannigan's, 506 State Street in downtown Erie, just two blocks from the Hammermill Center. The Edinboro-Gannon women's game tips off at 5:30 p.m., with the men's game to follow at 7:30 p.m.

When the teams meet for the second time in February, the Hoopy Hour will be from 4-7 p.m. at the Edinboro Hotel, 100 Meadville St. in Edinboro. The basketball games that evening at McComb Fieldhouse will tip off at the same times, with the women's game at 5:30 p.m. and the men's contest at 7:30 p.m.

Members of the men's and women's basketball teams from both schools will do more than just battle on the court in support of the Pa. Soldiers' & Sailors' Home. One day before this week's first meeting, on Thursday, January 2, the teams will visit the Pa. Soldiers' & Sailors' to visit and assist with the attendees, including bingo.

About the Pennsylvania Solders' & Sailors' Home: The Pennsylvania Soldiers' & Sailors' Home in Erie was dedicated and opened on February 22, 1886, although the actual construction began nearly two decades earlier. Work began in 1867 when it was conceived as a Marine hospital to be used by the federal government as part of its system of homes for disabled volunteer soldiers. The purpose of the Pa. Soldiers' & Sailors' Home is to provide a home for indigent and disabled ex-soldiers from Pennsylvania. The main building has 100 beds, divided into personal care and domiciliary care, while the annex was dedicated in June 1980, with 75 beds available to provide quality nursing care. Available to all residents are medical, clinical and nursing services; drug and nutritional therapy; rehabilitative service such as physical therapy, occupational therapy and recreational therapy; dental services; social services; laundry; transportation; housekeeping; maintenance; security; fiscal management; and other related services.

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