UT Student-Athletes Have Donated Nearly 2,500 Hours in Community Service in 2016-17

Toledo, Ohio – University of Toledo student-athletes have donated more than 2,488 hours of community service so far this school year, UT vice president and athletic director Mike O'Brien announced today.

            Rocket student-athletes from all sports have been involved in numerous volunteer services both on campus and in the Toledo area community. Volunteer activities include working with children and the elderly, fund-raising for worthy causes, and promoting awareness of health and other important social issues.

            "We are very proud of the work our student-athletes do in the community," said UT vice president and athletic director Mike O'Brien. "Knowing the time it takes to go to school full time and compete in a Division I sport, it says a lot about the character of our student-athletes that so many of them volunteer their time to the many important causes in our community."

            Many community service activities of the athletic department are coordinated by the student-athlete academic services office. Jillian Lehman, UT's academic athletic coordinator for student-athlete development, said that community service is an opportunity for UT student-athletes to give something back to the community.

"We know how well supported we are by our community so our student-athletes try to take advantage of every opportunity to give back," said Lehman.

UT Student-Athletes Have Donated Nearly 2,500 Hours in Community Service in 2016-17

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