2009 Men's Volleyball Guide.indd - UC San Diego Athletics

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
UC SAN DIEGO INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
The University of California, San Diego Department of Athletics is committed to actively participating in the community through a
variety of outreach events and services. Student-athletes from 23 sports participate in a wide range of service and outreach programs in
and around the San Diego area.
In 2003-04 the Tritons began the “Team Up!” program. This program
assists local elementary schools that do not have a physical education
component in their current curriculum. UCSD student-athletes provide
healthy physical activity and create an environment for elementary
school students that foster positive thinking and team building. The
program was run at the Del Mar Heights Elementary School in the
morning hours prior to school starting and during the students’ lunch
periods during the past two years.
Triton student-athletes make the holidays brighter for 12 families in
the San Diego area on an annual basis, providing a plethora of gifts
and holiday cheer. Triton teams paired up and each tandem purchased
presents, food, and goodies to deliver to their adopted family before
the holidays. Families were selected by the Neighborhood House
Association which runs the Head Start programs throughout San Diego
County. Student-athletes contacted the families to find out what special
presents the children wanted, as well as what sort of clothing or other needs could be met.
Teams delivered the presents in person and spent time with the families, often playing
games with the children. Families each received approximately $300-$500 worth of
gifts, depending on the number of children. Presents ranged from a bike for one child to
clothing and food for the parents.
In conjuction with the California Collegiate Athletic Association as the Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee, Triton student-athletes have gone to work to raise money for the
Make-A-Wish Foundation in each of the last three years. The student-athletes held a
bake sale during the Annual Sun God Festival on the UCSD campus. Each team brought
baked goods for a sale in the evening prior to the festival’s main event. The goal at each
CCAA member institution was to raise $1 per student-athlete. Triton student-athletes far
exceeded this goal, raising over $1,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2005.
Additionally, the Intercollegiate Athletics Department holds an annual Blood Drive to
benefit the American Red Cross. All coaches, staff and out of season student-athletes
participated in the blood drive, while those student-athletes who were in season recruited
other students on campus to donate blood on their behalf.
UCSD ATHLETICS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Volunteer Connection
Adopt-A-Family Thanksgiving Program
Hands Across America
St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen
Row for the Cure
Preuss School Clinics
Starlings Volleyball Club
Habitat for Humanity
San Diego Special Olympics
California Half Ironman Volunteers
Mission Bay - Beach Clean Up
Race for the Cure
Boy’s and Girl’s Club Sports Clinics