Battle of the Valleys benefits DeVos Children's Hospital

Once again, Grand Valley's Student Senate is facing off against rivals at Saginaw Valley State University for the Battle of the Valleys fundraising competition. The proceeds from this year’s competition will be going to the Helen DeVos Hospital's Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention programs.

The competition, which runs this week, coincides with Saturday’s football game between Grand Valley’s Lakers and the Saginaw Valley Cardinals. The winning university receives a traveling trophy, which is presented at half time at the football game.

There will be events each night of the week to help raise money as well as t-shirts sold in Kirkhof Center, Kleiner Commons and on the Grand Rapids Campus throughout the week.

The week's events will start  Sunday with a GVSU vs. SVSU dodgeball game at noon at the fieldhouse. Monday there will be a Bonfire Kickoff at 8 p.m. at Robinson Field. On Thursday there will be a fundraising dinner in the Eberhard Center from 5:30-7:30 p.m. On Friday there is a dance marathon from 7 p.m.-midnight in the Grand River Room in the Kirkhof Center. There will also be opportunities to donate money when purchasing food at any of the on campus dining locations, as well as online. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/battleofthevalleys .