Georgia Tech Announces Toy Drive and Tickets for Toys Campaign

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech Athletics is encouraging Yellow Jackets fans to make a difference this holiday season through the Michael Isenhour Toy Drive and a new Tickets for Toys campaign, offering fans special ticket deals while helping provide toys to children in need.

Georgia Tech’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) kicks off the 26th-annual Michael Isenhour Toy Drive in November. Toy donations will be accepted at Georgia Tech’s women’s basketball contest versus UgA on Wednesday, Nov. 18 (6 p.m.), volleyball versus Clemson Wednesday, Nov. 18 (7 p.m.), men’s basketball game versus UgA on Friday, Nov. 20 (8 p.m.) and football against Wake Forest on Saturday, Nov. 21.

The Tickets for Toys campaign will feature special ticket offers for select Georgia Tech football and basketball games, with $5 from every qualifying ticket purchase benefiting the Michael Isenhour Toy Drive. The participating games include women’s basketball vs. UgA (Nov. 18), men’s basketball vs. UgA (Nov. 20), and football vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 21). Through the initiative, fans can cheer on the Yellow Jackets while helping make the holiday season brighter for children in the community.

To purchase Tickets for Toys, click here.

Last year, the Michael Isenhour Toy Drive raised a reported $15,000, marking the highest total in the initiative’s history. This season, Georgia Tech Athletics hopes to surpass that mark and set a new fundraising record through the generosity of Yellow Jackets fans and the surrounding community.

Fans can also support the effort by making a direct donation to the Michael Isenhour Toy Drive online by clicking here. 

The Michael Isenhour Toy Drive was founded in 2001 by Georgia Tech men’s basketball student-athlete Michael Isenhour, whose inspiration was to assist families impacted by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Isenhour, who was battling leukemia when he started the toy drive, passed away in 2002. SAAB renamed the toy drive in his honor to create an enduring legacy in memory of their fellow student-athlete.

Fourth Quarter Initiative

Georgia Tech athletics has officially launched its 2026 Fourth Quarter Initiative, which gives supporters the opportunity to receive four Alexander-Tharpe Fund Priority Points for every $100 donated to the Athletic Scholarship Fund through the end of the calendar year.

To contribute to the Fourth Quarter Initiative and begin collecting four A-T Fund priority points for every $100 donated, click HERE, or to make a direct gift to a specific Olympic sports program, click HERE. For more information, visit atfund.org/4th-quarter-2026.

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online. 

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