ATHENS, Ga. -- There's a lot to do for Georgia fans at G-Day. There are autograph signings and alumni football games. The bookstore will be open to purchase new apparel and, well, there's an opportunity for all of the Bulldog faithful to get their football fix.

But this year there's a little more to it and that's because former Southern wide receiver Devon Gales and former UGA place-kicker Marshall Morgan will be joining forces for a tailgate to help raise money for a worthy cause. Gales, who suffered a fractured vertebra on the Sanford Stadium turf after a collision with Marshall in 2015, is still raising funds to help build a handicap accessible home for himself in the Atlanta area.

Gales, originally from Baton Rouge, La., has spent the past two-plus years of his life at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, working his way back from paralysis of both arms and legs. He has come a long way but is asking Bulldog nation to hunker down one more time to help him get into a more permanent home.

Kirby Smart sees it as an opportunity for any and everyone who makes the trip to Athens to make a difference.

I think it’s a tremendous opportunity for Dawg Nation to help what’s an unbelievable cause," Smart said. "I think Bryant Gantt and Ron Courson have done a tremendous job helping with their family. Gantt, no telling how many times he’s gone to Atlanta and visited with their family and Ron’s done so much. I know the Gales family has been very appreciative of the Bulldog Nation but this is an opportunity to reach out and do even more and really show who we are. I know that everyone’s that had an opportunity and everyone that gets an opportunity to contribute it’s a great cause.”

The tailgate will be held at the Baptist Student Union off Lumpkin Street. It's near Lumpkin's intersection with Baldwin Street and all proceeds will go toward helping Gales fund the construction of his new home. There's no real price to attend the event but a five-dollar minimum donation is requested and it will last from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.

Those who attend will have an opportunity to grab lunch and to rub shoulders with both Gales and Morgan. Also in attendance will be Miss UGA 2018 Holly Haynes, UGA's Outstanding Teen 2018 Elain Metcalf, and Miss UGA 2015 Madison Morgan.