Number of Participants: 34
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $1,149
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Other
Date: December 12, 2014
Location:
Northern Boulevard Old Westbury
New York 11568, United States
About:
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (Dec. 11, 2014) – The NYIT community filled Recreation Hall last Friday night with laughing children, triumphant cheers, sparkles, and Bears pride as the NYIT Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation hosted its eighth annual “Night Out on the Bears” community engagement event.
The event, organized by the NYIT Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, allows parents from the schools’ local communities the opportunity to have an evening out after dropping off their children in a fun environment with activities run by student-athletes.
“Night Out on the Bears is one of our most anticipated event of the year,” said SAAC vice president and junior softball catcher Samantha Basile. “Student-Athletes have the opportunity to engage, encourage, and inspire young children over a couple of hours of fun, physical activity. This year was one of our best “Night Out’s” ever. We appreciate all of the families who attended and our student-athletes for their support.”
Children who attended the event took part in numerous physical activities including obstacle courses and “Just Dance” for Nintendo Wii, participated in arts and crafts, letters to Santa benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and were provided a healthy dinner.
The additional 10 East Coast Conference member institutions joined in this year’s festivities with “Night Out” events on their campuses on the same evening.
About NYIT
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 13,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 11 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team.
Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger void. To date, 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.
