NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Southern Connecticut State University Field Hockey and Lacrosse programs participated in Wear Red Day in support of the American Heart Association on Feb. 7. 

The day, connected with the Connecticut Chapter of the American Heart Association, is designed to educated students on the importance of taking care of your heart and how to achieve that goal. Our heart is one of the important vital organs in our body yet the number one killer in our nation when we fail to take care of it.  All of the coaches, student-athletes and staff wore RED on Friday February 7 to bring awareness for the American Heart Association around campus. 

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