NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Student-athletes from the Southern Connecticut State University baseball, football and women's swimming and diving teams were at the Keefe Community Center in Hamden on Thursday afternoon as part of a 'Mardi Gras' event at the facility. The event also received assistance from students in SCSU's Recreation and Leisure 321 class. The student-athletes took part in a variety of games and activities with the youngsters in attendance.

This event is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes will take part in as part of the Tim Greer Insurance Agency Community Service Cup.

Initiated in September, 2008, the 'Community Service Cup' program provides a competitive format that allows student-athletes to gain an enriched experience through engagement with the on-campus and local communities by supporting ventures of traditional citizens, campus community members and peer students and student-athletes. SCSU student-athletes volunteered nearly 2,000 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2008-09 academic year.

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