“Student-athletes who shared their time and energy in local communities were recently recognized by the AMCC for a variety of standout volunteer service performances. The honorees represent a small sampling of the many ways in which AMCC student-athletes support a wide range of causes.
Members were invited to nominate community service activities in three areas: one-time events, an array of events, and an ongoing event.
Those recognized included:
ONE TIME EVENT
Bronze Award
Mount Aloysius College- Volleyball Pink Out Game
Women’s volleyball team raised more than $2,600 in the fight against breast cancer
Mount Aloysius College – Irish Basketball Campers
Mountie student-athletes helped raise funds and hosted school children from Belfast, Northern Ireland, a community historically divided by religious conflict, for a week long basketball camp.
Mount Aloysius College – Local Girls Basketball Clinic
Women’s basketball team hosted a clinic for area middle schoolers in partnership with New Day, a Christian Outreach program in Johnstown.
Silver Award
D’Youville College – Project Linus
Members of all the Spartan teams joined with students in the pre-pharmacy program and residence life to make blankets for seriously ill or traumatized children
Pitt-Bradford – Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
The baseball and men’s tennis teams participated in an international men’s march to stop rape, assault and sexual violence against women. The baseball team received the “Largest Team Participant” from the YWCA, which hosted the event.
Gold Award
Pitt-Greensburg – SOPA Hoops Saturday
Men’s and women’s basketball teams partnered to provide a morning clinic followed by afternoon scrimmage between games by Special Olympians
Penn St. Altoona – Souls for Soles Shoes Collection
SAAC collected more than 240 pairs of shoes for donation to developing countries
ARRAY OF EVENTS
Bronze Award
Penn St. Altoona – Mountain Lion Backpack Program
Student-athletes helped fight hunger in local school district by packing healthy weekend take-home snacks provided by the community food bank, and holding several fundraisers for the program.
Pitt-Greensburg – Salvation Army Partnership
Members of the women’s basketball team and coaching staff assisted with Project Bundle Up and serving Thanksgiving dinner to indigent members of the local community.
Silver Award
Mount Aloysius College – Connections LA 101
More than 100 student-athletes performed almost 4,000 community service hours in the local community as part of required Connections 101 class
Gold Award
Medaille College – Women’s Lacrosse Team
The team gave their time to a variety of events, with most of their time spent in a variety of activities benefiting pediatric patients at Buffalo Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
ONGOING EVENT
Bronze Award
Mount Aloysius College – Mercy Youth Initiative
Student-athletes from multiple teams provided sport skills clinics for local middle school students who are potential first generation college students in their families.
Medaille College – WNY Girls in Sports Day
The women’s tennis team has provided clinic instruction to more than 250 Buffalo public school children as part of WNY Girls In Sports Day since the team’s inception.
Silver Award
Penn St. Altoona – Special Olympics
Student-Athletes hosted or assisted with 27 different Special Olympics events this past year in an ongoing partnership with SOPA.
Gold Award
Mount Aloysius College – Salvation Army Project Bundle up
The baseball team has assisted with Project Bundle Up for seven straight years, a program that benefits indigent children and senior citizens in the Johnstown area by providing winter clothing.”
Source: http://www.amccsports.org/community_service/Releases_2013-14/Community_Service_Awards_2014
