NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Student-athletes from Southern Connecticut State University joined forces with fellow campus community members on Saturday as part of 'The Big Event'. The program, which focuses on service projects within Greater New Haven, is run in conjunction with the Office of Student Life, the Student Government Association and the Service Team.

This program 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 have volunteered nearly 3,000 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2012-13 academic year.

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