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2009-10
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SaintsintheCommunity
OneofthemainobjectivesoftheSienaAthleticDepartmenthas
alwaysbeentoremainactivelyinvolvedintheCapitalRegion
community.Siena’sstudent-athletesandcoachesmadearecord
numberofappearancesinthecommunityduringthe2008-2009
seasonvolunteeringhundredsofhourstohelpoutmanyorgani-
zations.Additionally,theathleticdepartmenthasdonated
thousandsofdollarsingametickets,sportscampsscholarships
andsportingapparelandmemorabiliatolocalcharities.
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In2009-10,Sienaathleticswillcontinueitsactive
partnershipwiththeRonaldMcDonaldHouse
CharitiesintheCapitalRegion.Throughoutthe MerrickVolpeescortsbreastcancersurvivorsinSiena’sannualPink
schoolyearallofSiena’sathleticteamsare Zonegame,whichraisesmoneyandawarenesstofightthedisease.
involvedinvisitingeithertheRonaldMcDonald
HouseinAlbanyortheRonaldMcDonaldFamily
RoomattheAlbanyMedicalCenter.
AmericanCancerSociety
SienahasaspecialpartnershipwiththeAmericanCancer
Student-athletesandcoacheshelpliftthespiritsofthesick
Society,andseveralteamshostannualfundraisersandaware-
childrenandtheirfamiliesbypreparingmealsattheHouse,
nessgamestosupportthisworthycause.Thewomen’sbasket-
assistinginspringcleanupeffortsorsimplysigningautographs
ballteamhasledthewayinthefightagainstbreastcancer
andplayinggameswiththepatientsintheFamilyRoom.
overthepastfiveyearsthroughitsactivepartnershipwiththe
CapitalRegionActionAgainstBreastCancer(CRAAB!).Allof
Bycreating,findingandsupportingprogramsthatdirectly
Siena’swomen’ssportsteamshavejoinedthefightinrecent
improvethehealthandwell-beingofchildren,RonaldMcDonald
years,raisinghundredsofdollarstowardthefightagainstcancer
HouseCharities(RMHC)isworkingtobetterthelivesofchildren
throughticketsalesdonations,rafflesandotherinitiatives.Aware-
andtheirfamiliesaroundtheworld.
nesshasalsobeenakeyfocusforbothgroupsandseveralSiena
sportsteamshavedonnedspecialpinkuniformsorinvitedcancer
survivorstogamestoberecognizedtoassistinthiseffort.Siena
men’sbasketballcoachFranMcCafferyandhiswife,Margaret,
havealsoplayedaleadershiproleintheCoachesvs.Cancer
program,helpingraisetensofthousandsofdollarseachyear
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ThenewlyredesignedAdopt-A-Schoolprogramisacommunity
initiativeintendedtomotivateareaelementarystudentsthrough
interactionwithSiena’sstudent-athletes.MembersofSiena’s
athleticteamsinteractwithdesignatedschoolsthroughoutthe
year.Inadditiontoprovidingguidanceandleadershiptoarea
youths,Siena’sstudent-athleteslearnfirsthandthevalueof
volunteeringinthecommunity.Theelementarystudentscan
findthatlearningisfunasteachersincorporateSienaAthletics
intoclasslessonplans(i.e.usingstatisticsformathassign-
ments,orwritingtheplayersforEnglish).
ThebaseballteampreparesdinnerfortheRonaldMcDonald
HouseresidentsinAlbany.
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