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Saints in the Community
One of the main objectives of the Siena Athletic Department has always been to remain actively involved in the Capital Region community. Siena’s student-athletes and coachesmade a record number of appearances in the community during the 2008-2009 season volunteering hundreds of hours to help outmany organi- zations. Additionally, the athletic department has donated thousands of dollars in game tickets, sports camps scholarships and sporting apparel andmemorabilia to local charities.
Fromsoup kitchens to elementary schools, Siena invests its spe- cial resources each year to enrich the Capital Region community.
Partnershipwith RonaldMcDonald House Charities
In 2009-10, Siena athletics will continue its active partnership with the RonaldMcDonald House Charities in the Capital Region. Throughout the school year all of Siena’s athletic teams are involved in visiting either the Ronald McDonald House in Albany or the Ronald McDonald Family Room at the Albany Medical Center.
Student-athletes and coaches help lift the spirits of the sick children and their families by preparing meals at the House, assisting in spring cleanup efforts or simply signing autographs and playing games with the patients in the Family Room.
By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world.
Merrick Volpe escorts breast cancer survivors in Siena’s annual Pink Zone game, which raisesmoney and awareness to fight the disease.
American Cancer Society
Siena has a special partnership with the American Cancer Society, and several teams host annual fundraisers and aware- ness games to support this worthy cause. The women’s basket- ball team has led the way in the fight against breast cancer over the past five years through its active partnership with the Capital RegionActionAgainst Breast Cancer (CRAAB!).All of Siena’s women’s sports teams have joined the fight in recent years, raising hundreds of dollars toward the fight against cancer through ticket sales donations, raffles and other initiatives.Aware- ness has also been a key focus for both groups and several Siena sports teams have donned special pink uniforms or invited cancer survivors to games to be recognized to assist in this effort. Siena men’s basketball coach FranMcCaffery and his wife,Margaret, have also played a leadership role in the Coaches vs. Cancer program, helping raise tens of thousands of dollars each year through the Cancer Society’s BasketBall in downtownAlbany.
Adopt-A-School Program
The newly redesigned Adopt-A-School program is a community initiative intended to motivate area elementary students through interaction with Siena’s student-athletes. Members of Siena’s athletic teams interact with designated schools throughout the year. In addition to providing guidance and leadership to area youths, Siena’s student-athletes learn first hand the value of volunteering in the community. The elementary students can find that learning is fun as teachers incorporate Siena Athletics into class lesson plans (i.e. using statistics for math assign- ments, or writing the players for English).
The baseball team prepares dinner for the Ronald McDonald House residents in Albany.
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