Men’s Lacrosse gives back to the community through fall community service projects
MEQUON, Wis.-
This past fall the Concordia University Wisconsin Men's Lacrosse
team was busy outside the classroom, giving back to the surrounding
community.
Throughout the fall
the Men's Lacrosse team had to find ways to help out the local
community; which will benefit not only the people that they help,
but also the team members that are involved.
Head coach Jeff Roberts believes that community
service is an imperative part of his program, and his players
growing and maturing as men. The community service projects are not
picked by the coaches but are voted on by the players and then
picked by the student-athletes.
Men's Lacrosse in the community:
This
first of three community service projects the team participated in
was a NCAA football game where they sat and visited with veterans
of our armed services.
"This experience was great
for all involved because they got to learn what and how these men
sacrificed for us and their country, and it was an eye-opening
experience for our players," Roberts said.
Throughout the day the
student-athletes visited and listened to stories, and helped the
veterans in whatever was needed. The game did go CUW's way on the
football field, but for the young men who visited and spent time
with some true heroes that afternoon.
"The members of the
lacrosse team are in debt to the service and freedoms that they
have provided," Roberts said. "In all it was a great experience for
all the members of the lacrosse team."
As the fall season moved
in for good, the CUW Men's Lacrosse team was busy helping the
community. They had forged a relationship with the Sunrise Rotary
Club of Mequon, Wis., and lent a hand at the annual Lobster Fest
dinner. Lobster Fest is a dinner the Rotarians put on annually to
raise money for polio research in underdeveloped countries.
"This is a huge mission
for the organization and they feel very strong about the cause and
riding the world of polio," Roberts said.
The mission for the
lacrosse student-athletes that night was to help plate the food and
serve as the wait staff for the evening. For some players it was
similar to backgrounds as waiters during the summer, but for other
student-athletes it was a new experience into the world of serving
food.
"The night again was a
great experience for everyone involved and it was for a great
cause," Roberts said.
The final
community service event for the fall of 2011 was a safe haunted hay
ride in Mequon, Wis.The team once again showed their care and
hospitality to the local community as student-athletes partnered
with the rotary club, as well as other individuals from the local
community to provide a safe Halloween party and hay ride. The
lacrosse players were responsible for putting on skits along the
hay ride route, as well as working the games for the children
indoors.