Pac-10 SAAC In The Community
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Arizona: 48-Hour Practice.
Four representatives from each Wildcat team planned to gather on the campus mall in the spring of 2008 for a public workout specific to their sport. The practices were to be staggered over 48 hours so that the mall was occupied by at least one team at all times during that period. The effort aimed to raise money and awareness for clean water in Africa.
Arizona State: Shadow Day.
Elementary school students spent a day on campus buddied up with Sun Devil student-athletes. The children attended class with ASU student-athletes, visited team locker rooms, sat in on a practice, and were encouraged to ask questions about going to college.
California: Faculty Folly.
Professors were invited to bring their families to campus to join student-athletes in their classes for an afternoon of watching Cal sports competitions. Each student-athlete was encouraged to invite one faculty member.
College Sports Day.
An afternoon was dedicated to hosting sports demonstrations for children ages 3-7. Each Cal sports team contributed three or four clinic leaders.
Oregon: College Bound.
Student-athletes visited local elementary schools and led story time in the classroom. While there, student-athletes talked with the youth about college, the challenges and rewards of being both a student and an athlete, the importance of academics, etc.
How to be a Good Duck.
Area youth visited the Oregon campus to participate in stations that discussed leadership, safety, and sportsmanship.
Oregon State: Girls on the Run.
Beaver student-athletes served as mentors with a charity that promoted healthy eating and active lifestyle awareness for female youth..
HUGS.
Hats, Underwear, Gloves, and Scarves collection drive.
Stanford: Youth Olympics.
Underprivileged youth from East Palo Alto came to campus for a clinic in five sports and lunch with collegiate student-athletes.
In addition to community service and student-athlete recognition activities, the Cardinal SAAC planned to write a proposal for the reallocation of Student-Athlete Opportunity Funds, based on a campus survey that explored its current uses.
UCLA: Wooden Academy.
The Academy was a leadership seminar series that fostered character building among Bruin student-athletes. Former UCLA track and basketball standout Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a recent speaker.
USC: A Day in Troy.
Five hundred Los Angeles area youth visited the USC campus for a day. College student-athletes participated in an autograph session for their guests, an academic lecture motivated attendees to go to college, and everyone attended the USC vs. UCLA women?s basketball game in the evening.
Habitat for Humanity.
The Trojans worked to buy their own Habitat for Humanity lot, which would allow student-athletes to be involved from start to finish and participate in work days convenient to their schedules. Nearly $25,000 was raised through an online auction for purchase of the lot.
Swim with Mike.
The annual swim-a-thon, which has raised $6.3 million dollars and provided 63 college scholarships for Physically Challenged Athletes, was an annual activity of USC student-athletes.
Washington: Purple Hearts.
Each team donated time to one specific charitable organization of its choosing in? Seattle over the course of the year.
Relay for Life.
One participating relay team was comprised of University student-athletes.
