NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University football team collected and donated items earlier this week as part of the Mobile Food Pantry initiative on campus.

This event is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes take part in on an annual basis. SCSU student-athletes volunteered more than 2,500 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2016-17 academic year.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team created and distributed items that were sent to the Cards for Hospitalized Kids organization. The organization will distribute the cards to various children’s hospitals and Ronald McDonald houses throughout the country.

This event is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes take part in on an annual basis. SCSU student-athletes volunteered more than 2,500 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2016-17 academic year.

Members of the Rye Neck High School Student Senate have collected $400 to help those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. They’ve been raising money since the beginning of the school year during homeroom and back-to-school nights, and students continue adding to the donations jar in the school lobby.

“We all wanted to come together and benefit everyone else,” said Rebecca Tenner, a junior and Student Senate secretary. “We’re not a selfish community. We like to give. We always have fundraisers, whether it’s for food drives or hurricanes. We always have something going on and it just shows we’re a community that likes to help others.”

Student Senate President Conor Flood, a senior, said the students wanted to get involved after seeing the devastating impact of the hurricanes, which flooded schools and houses in communities throughout Texas and Florida.

“We’re a very collaborative community and we like helping others,” Flood said. “If that were to happen to us, we would want other people to help us as well.”

The students will continue to collect donations through Sept. 29, after which they will donate the money to the Red Cross for relief efforts.

Photo Caption: (from left) Rye Neck High School students Jose LaTorre, Conor Flood, Rebecca Tenner and Elizabeth Mioli are leading the hurricane relief efforts.

Photo courtesy of the Rye Neck Union Free School District

Manhattan Jasper Studnet Athletes, from various teams, Wran in the September 2017 Tunnel to Towers Run.

They all ran as part of Team Shamrock. One of their former lacrosse player’s moms runs the organization in memory of her brother.

The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation honors the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001.

To learn more please visit: https://tunnel2towers.org/