The department of physical education and athletics at Spencerport Central Schools recently announced that each of its fall varsity athletic teams participated in a volunteer community service or charity project during the 2016 season.
The student-athletes volunteered in the community as part of the Spencerport Student-Athletes Care Program.
Boys soccer assisted the Spencerport Sports Booster Club with Food Truck Rodeo set-up and clean-up. Girls soccer conducted a free youth Ranger Girls Soccer Skills Academy on Saturdays throughout the fall.
Girls swimming participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and hosted the Pink in the Pool invitational, raising nearly $3,100 for breast cancer research.
Boys and girls cross country, girls volleyball and girls golf distributed items at the Mobile Food Pantry at Cosgrove Middle School in association with Foodlink.
Girls tennis provided support at the Angels of Mercy Race.
Football and fall cheerleading participated in Moving Day for the National Parkinson’s Foundation in honor of longtime volunteer Robert “Pops” Dennis.
Boys volleyball conducted a free youth volleyball clinic and held a food drive to benefit the Spencerport Food Shelf.
Source: http://www.gateschilipost.com/news/20170103/spencerport-student-athletes-help-community
