Number of Participants: 1
Hours Donated: 5135
Value of Time Served: $43,391
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Schools
Date: June 2, 2015
Location:
108 Ravine Parkway Oneonta
New York 13820, United States
About:
SUNY Oneonta athletics formally received its plaque from Chapter IV of the New York State Athletic Administrators Association today at a luncheon held at the Treadway Inn in Owego, N.Y. Oneonta was honored as the Community Service Award winner for 2014-15. The Award is presented annually to an organization, which has made outstanding contributions to athletics at the local level.
The Oneonta athletics department has a long tradition of performing community service. It is part of the mission to build strong bonds with the local communities within our region. The opportunities to host high school championship events along with providing sport camps and clinics in addition to providing disaster relief services have been rewarding for the student athletes while building a strong relationship with thousands of local children.
During the 2013-14 school year, the student-athletes collectively volunteered 5135 community service hours. The activities and service provided ranged from leaf raking for the elderly and disabled to the popular Kids in Sports Day held annually in January. The Kid’s in Sports Event this year hosted 125 local area children. The participants were exposed to a variety of sports with hands on instruction given by the SUNY Oneonta student-athletes themselves. To this point in 2014-15, the student-athletes have logged in excess of 4000 community service hours, as they continue to make a difference in so many lives.
SUNY Oneonta has continued to be host for numerous Sectional and State Championship events in multiple sports throughout the years. Just this past year Oneonta hosted volleyball, boys and girls basketball and baseball and softball tournament events. Additionally, the women’s soccer team has run clinics in Stamford for more than 15 years.
Other service events such as “Into the Streets” when the collegiate athletes, along with other members of the student body, get out into the community to help local businesses and assist community citizens in a variety of ways. The student-athletes also spent time in the local soup kitchen serving food to the less fortunate. Clinics were also provided to local youngsters by the wrestling, volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, and softball teams.
A few of the long-standing camps and clinics include, Munchkin Camp, which is celebrating its 19th year this summer. The camp has been a tradition with the women’s soccer program that developed and nurtured it throughout the years and annually has 75-100 children attend. The “Swim with the Fish” swimming lessons and the Red Dragon Wrestling clinics are celebrating more than 10 years as well.
SUNY Oneonta Athletic Director Tracey Ranieri said, “I am thrilled that NYSAAA would recognize the SUNY Oneonta Athletic Department for service to the community. The benefits of service by our student-athletes is three-fold; Service is one of the pillars of SUNY Oneonta and we are proud to play our part in forwarding our college mission, role modeling for the youth of our community makes our community stronger and developing student’s minds for a commitment to service over their lifetime betters our world. We believe it, are infinitely dedicated to it and are honored by this recognition.”
About NYSAAA
The New York State Athletic Administrators’ Association was formed in 1981 under its parent affiliate organization, the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association. It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth and image of interscholastic athletic administrators throughout New York State. It is also dedicated to preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place these programs have in the curricula of every school in New York State.
The NYSAAA works in partnership with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association, the National Federation of State High School Associations and the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. It is also an active member in Section 1 of the NIAAA (Northeast States), and the National Executive Directors’ Council.
Story courtesy of: http://www.oneontaathletics.com