HAMDEN, Conn. - Members of the Southern Connecticut State University men's and women's basketball programs visited with youngsters at the Church Street School in Hamden on Wednesday morning. Student-athletes met with youngsters from kindergarten through fifth grade. During the sessions, the Owls read stories to the students and also chatted with them on the tools needed to excel academically, socially and athletically.

This event is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes will take part in during the 2012-13 academic year 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 more than 3,000 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2011-12 academic year.

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