HOUSTON, Texas – The Astros Foundation, Crane Freight and the Cajun Navy are working together to bring much-needed supplies to southwest Florida following last week’s category four Hurricane Ian with a supply drive at Minute Maid Park.

On Thursday, Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside Union Station at Minute Maid Park, the Astros Foundation will be collecting cases of water, nonperishable food items, toiletries and diapers. Every person that drops off supplies will receive an Astros rally towel or promo item to celebrate a great regular season and help to cheer the Astros on in the 2022 postseason.

Crane Freight will then take the supplies to southwest Florida, where the Cajun Navy will distribute the items at their newest distribution site in Ft. Myers Beach.

WHAT: Hurricane supply drive where Houstonians can drive by Minute Maid Park Union Station to drop off the following supplies needed in southwest Florida.

Items Needed:
- Cases of water
- Nonperishable foods/canned goods
- Toiletries
- Diapers
- Non-rinse body wash

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 6, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Media are invited to come and get b-roll. Interviews with Paula Harris, Executive Director, Astros Foundation and Senior VP of Community Affairs will take place from 9-10 a.m.

WHERE: Outside Minute Maid Park’s Union Station

              501 Crawford Dr.
              Houston, TX 77002

For more information and to RSVP, please email or call Rachel Caton, [email protected], 713-822-5808

The Astros will continue taking donations to help support hurricane relief efforts in Florida, Cuba and Puerto Rico through Astros.com/relief.

Proceeds from the Share2Care 50/50 raffle during the final regulars season series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Oct. 3-5 will also go towards hurricane relief efforts in Florida, Puerto Rico and Cuba.

ABOUT THE CAJUN NAVY
The mission of Cajun Navy Relief is to save lives. We are a group of volunteers who work tirelessly without pay (using our own personal equipment) to provide immediate rescue and relief during natural disaster. Rescue and relief is our way of sharing our South Louisiana cultural tradition (of neighbors helping neighbors) with people in need across the United States. By integrating civilian volunteers into the Incident Command Structure, we are able to act as a force multiplier for agencies responding to disaster.

**ABOUT THE ASTROS FOUNDATION:
**The Astros Foundation, the official 501(c)(3) team charity of the Houston Astros, seeks to harness the passion of baseball fans to support youth baseball and softball programs, the recognition and honor of our nation’s military, childhood cancer awareness, domestic violence awareness and efforts to reduce homelessness. Our cornerstone initiatives include the Community Leaders program, the Astros Youth Academy, and the Astros RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) Program. For more information on the Astros Foundation, please visit www.astros.com/foundation.