Lunsford gets pied in the face for fundraising event

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  • Eagles head coach Chad Lunsford allowed the Georgia Southern University community to throw pies at him for a fundraising event. 

Matthew Enfinger

Students “showed up and showed out” at the Rotunda on Wednesday to throw cream pies at the Eagles’ head coach Chad Lunsford and Georgia Southern University SOAR leaders in an effort to raise money for classroom supplies for teachers and students.

{{tncms-inline account=”George-Anne News” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coach Chad Lunsford has arrived to be pied in the face for a fundraiser hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/GS_SOAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GS_SOAR</a> Pies are $2 a piece and will be available until 1 p.m. <a href="https://t.co/bMW8gGmlxd">pic.twitter.com/bMW8gGmlxd</a></p>— George-Anne News (@GeorgeAnneNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeAnneNews/status/966358384114110465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/GeorgeAnneNews/status/966358384114110465″ type=”twitter”}}

For just $2 a pie students lined up tossing cream pies at Lunsford who was happy to be there.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for students to get out on campus and for students to come out and maybe pie some people,” Lunsford said. “I’m not sure why they’d want to pie my face but we’ll find out soon enough.”

{{tncms-inline account=”George-Anne News” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coach Lunsford takes a Pie to the face for a fundraising event on campus! <a href="https://t.co/C9RccpvMTS">pic.twitter.com/C9RccpvMTS</a></p>— George-Anne News (@GeorgeAnneNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeAnneNews/status/966362407902826497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/GeorgeAnneNews/status/966362407902826497″ type=”twitter”}}

The fundraiser, hosted by the GS Orientation Program, donated all proceeds towards the  A Gift for Teaching organization which provides free school supplies to teachers and students in the Central Florida area.

If you missed see Lunsford taking a pie to the face or would just like to relive the moment, check out the photo collection below.