Community Service News

D'YOUVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RAISES $3,140 IN BIKE TOUR FOR DIABETES
D'YOUVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RAISES $3,140 IN BIKE TOUR FOR DIABETES

D’Youville women’s basketball coaches and players teamed up to ride their bikes in the American Diabetes Association “Tour de Cure” on Saturday, June 7.

AMCC RECOGNIZES STUDENT-ATHLETES AS COMMUNITY SERVICE ALL-STARS
AMCC RECOGNIZES STUDENT-ATHLETES AS COMMUNITY SERVICE ALL-STARS

Student-athletes who shared their time and energy in local communities were recognized by the AMCC for a variety of standout volunteer service performances.

BEHREND BASEBALL VISITS CHILD CARE CENTER
BEHREND BASEBALL VISITS CHILD CARE CENTER

On Friday, May 16, the Behrend baseball team and coaching staff visited the Penn State Behrend Child Care Center, located in Knowledge Park. This annual event is part of the team's community service to enjoy time away from the field in a fun atmosphere. "The kids and team had a great time playing outside today. They had a lot of energy and seemed to really enjoy kickball, whiffle ball, duck duck goose," said junior pitcher Tyler Geer. The baseball team also volunteers at Habitat for Humanity as another way to give back to the community.

MOUNT ALOYSIUS MEN'S TENNIS TEAM HUSTLES OFF THE COURT WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE
MOUNT ALOYSIUS MEN'S TENNIS TEAM HUSTLES OFF THE COURT WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Mount Aloysius College men's tennis team was active in the town of Ebensburg this past weekend with two different community service projects.

PITT-BRADFORD SOFTBALL TEAM FUNDRAISES FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS
PITT-BRADFORD SOFTBALL TEAM FUNDRAISES FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS

March is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month, and the Pitt-Bradford softball team stepped up to the plate to assist.

Division III Week Day Three:  COMMUNITY SERVICE TAKES CENTER STAGE
Division III Week Day Three: COMMUNITY SERVICE TAKES CENTER STAGE

AMCC student-athletes have spearheaded or contributed to more than 65 community service activities in 2013-14, and those efforts are the focus of day three of Division III Week.

MOUNT ALOYSIUS BASKETBALL PLAYER SPENDS SPECIAL SPRING BREAK IN GUYANA
MOUNT ALOYSIUS BASKETBALL PLAYER SPENDS SPECIAL SPRING BREAK IN GUYANA

Mount Aloysius College junior and basketball team member Morgan Brosnihan spent her spring break in Guyana on a Campus Ministry service trip provided though the college.

MOUNT ALOYSIUS SAAC JOINS RUN TO FIGHT CANCER
MOUNT ALOYSIUS SAAC JOINS RUN TO FIGHT CANCER

Members of the Mount Aloysius College SAAC along with other MAC students participated in “The Pappy Run,” in Chagrin Falls, Ohio this past weekend.

HILBERT BASEBALL PLAYERS GO TO BAT TO BENEFIT JUVENILE DIABETES
HILBERT BASEBALL PLAYERS GO TO BAT TO BENEFIT JUVENILE DIABETES

Several members of the Hilbert College baseball team paired their baseball knowledge and skills with a fundraising project to benefit juvenile diabetes research while completing a sports management class assignment.

HILBERT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PARTNERS WITH DAEMEN COLLEGE TEAM TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LUPUS RESEARCH
HILBERT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PARTNERS WITH DAEMEN COLLEGE TEAM TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LUPUS RESEARCH

The 2013-14 Hilbert College women's basketball team, under the leadership of senior Natalie Whitman, assisted the Lupus Alliance of Upstate New York this winter.

PITT-BRADFORD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS CARE FOR CHILDREN MINI-CAMP
PITT-BRADFORD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS CARE FOR CHILDREN MINI-CAMP

The Pitt-Bradford women’s basketball team held its annual CARE for Children Mini-Camp on Saturday, March 22.

AMCC COMMUNITY ALL-STAR: UPB'S EATON COMBINES SKILLS TO KEEP SLOPES SAFE
AMCC COMMUNITY ALL-STAR: UPB'S EATON COMBINES SKILLS TO KEEP SLOPES SAFE

Pitt-Bradford athletic trainer John Eaton knows firsthand what Sir Isaac Newton was talking about when he said "What goes up must come down."

AMCC COMMUNITY ALL-STAR:   EATON'S FOSTER FAMILY IS SPECIAL BREED
AMCC COMMUNITY ALL-STAR: EATON'S FOSTER FAMILY IS SPECIAL BREED

Growing up, Erin Eaton assumed that every dog had a happy home.

D'YOUVILLE SAAC PARTNERS WITH PROJECT LINUS, BRING COMFORT TO YOUNG PATIENTS
D'YOUVILLE SAAC PARTNERS WITH PROJECT LINUS, BRING COMFORT TO YOUNG PATIENTS

The D'Youville College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, in cooperation with the Student Association Athletics Committee, held a blanket making party in the school's Porter View Room to benefit Project Linus.

PENN ST. ALTOONA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS HOST SPECIAL OLYMPICS CLINIC
PENN ST. ALTOONA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS HOST SPECIAL OLYMPICS CLINIC

Members of the Penn State Altoona men's and women's volleyball teams and head coach Phil Peterman provided a volleyball clinic for athletes from the Special Olympics of Blair County on Saturday, March 1 in the Adler Gym prior to the Lions' match that day.

PENN ST. ALTOONA SWIM TEAMS HELP TRAIN SPECIAL OLYMPIANS
PENN ST. ALTOONA SWIM TEAMS HELP TRAIN SPECIAL OLYMPIANS

Twelve members of Penn State Altoona's men's and women's swimming teams volunteered with the Special Olympics of Blair County on Friday, February 28 in the Adler Natatorium.