NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Southern Connecticut State University football team purchased and collected items that were contributed to the athletic department's cumulative food and personal care item drive. The items collected will be donated to the Connecticut Food Bank in advance of the holiday season.

This event is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes take part in on an annual basis. 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 2014-15 academic year.