EAST HAVEN, Conn. - Student-athletes and coaches from the Southern Connecticut State University athletic department visited the Connecticut Food Bank warehouse in East Haven on Wednesday morning to support an initiative in which 1,000 turkeys were donated by Stop and Shop to help area residents in need. Representatives from the women's lacrosse, women's basketball, women's cross country/track and field and men's basketball programs helped to unload turkeys as part of the event.

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 more than 4,000 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2013-14 academic year.

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