It’s true. The East Tennessee State University athletic department has gone to the dogs.
As a promotion to highlight community service, members of ETSU’s baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and field, triathlon and volleyball teams went to the Washington County Animal Shelter on Monday to help walk and care for several dogs from the kennels.
The idea was the brainchild of ETSU Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Welfare and Compliance Kay Lennon and she explained there were a number of reasons behind it.
“We wanted something creative for the student-athletes to do for the community, but also a good stress reliever,” said Lennon, who also serves on the animal shelter’s foundation board. “There have been many studies about how it helps when you play with animals, and how they’ve even taken them into hospitals. We thought this would be a great way to be engaged with the community, but also to get a little stress relief before finals.”
Source: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Softball/2017/12/04/Shelter-visit.html?ci=stream&lp=2&p=1
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