Oswego State Athletics

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Oswego State student-athletes completed more than 4,428 hours of voluntary community service during the 2018-19 academic year, an amount of 1,000-plus hours more than the previous year. With approximately 416 student-athletes, that equates to 10.64 hours of community service per athlete, an increase of 3.34 hours from the 2017-18 campaign.

Altogether, Laker teams contributed to 72 different community service projects or events, which supported approximately 57 various organizations, surpassing last year's record-high of 53. These organizations ranged from local schools, campus organizations, county agencies and national foundations.

Each Laker team was asked to do a minimum of two events/projects during the course of the year – in addition to the annual leaf-raking project. This year's 24 Laker teams, however, averaged nearly nine (8.9) events/projects per team. Below is compiled data of Oswego Athletics' efforts in terms of events/projects, organizations supported and fundraising amounts.  
 

2018-19 Calendar of Events
August
8/27	Coaches volunteer at New York State Fair	BB
September
(ongoing)	STEPtember benefit for Cerebral Palsy Alliance Foundation	SB
9/7	Celebrities Sync for Pediatric Cancer – performers	MHKY
9/7	Celebrities Sync for Pediatric Cancer – valet service	MHKY
9/15	SAVE Lives Walk	XC/T&F
9/16	Rover Run	MHKY, WHKY
9/18	Teal Walk	SB, GOLF, WRST, XC/T&F, WLAX, MLAX, MSOC, FHKY, MHKY, WHKY, MBK, WBK
9/19	Kingsford Park Elementary School playground re-build	MHKY
9/22	Teal Ribbon Run	WHKY
9/23	ALANA Peace Walk	M/WS&D
9/29	Buc Boosters 5K	WRST, MHKY
9/30	Laker Olympics food drive	WHKY, WLAX, VB, FHKY, MB, BB
October
(ongoing)	Hometown Heroes campaign	MHKY
10/12	Ovarian Cancer benefit at G Ray Bodley HS	MHKY
10/12	Pumpkin Run	XC/T&F
10/13	Green/Gold/Pink Game	MLAX
10/20	New Student Night	MHKY
10/24	St. Paul's Harvest Dinner	WHKY
10/25	Reading Spook-tacular at Kingsford Park	MHKY
10/27	Family and Friends Weekend mini-carnival	SB
10/27	Special Olympics bowling	BB, WBK, SAAC
10/28	Hotcakes for Hospice	MHKY
10/30	Stone Soup Luncheon	WHKY
10/31	Food Bank	BB
November
(ongoing)	SEFA fundraising	athletic department
11/2	First Responder Night	MHKY
11/4	annual leaf-raking project	all 24 teams
11/10	Military Appreciation Night	MHKY
11/10	St. Baldrick's Night	MHKY
11/11	Veteran's Day Brunch	MHKY
11/13	Ted Mullin Hour of Power	M/WS&D
11/16	Pink the Rink	WHKY
11/19	Samaritan's Purse/Operation Christmas Child	WHKY, WS&D, WSOC, WT&F
11/27	Teal Night with the OHS Bucs	MHKY
11/29	Reading at Minetto Elementary School	MHKY
11/29	Dodgeball Tournament	GOLF, MSOC
11/30	United Way food/toy drive	MHKY, WHKY
11/30	Teddy Bear Toss	MHKY
December
12/1	City tree-lighting ceremony	BB, MSOC, FHKY
12/9	United Way Holiday Skate	MHKY, WHKY
12/10	Adopt-a-Family	SB
12/10	Catholic Charities packing	MHKY
12/12	Lakers' Hat/Coat/Mitten Drive	VB, WSOC, MLAX, T&F, SB, WHKY, M/WS&D, athletic department
12/12	Campus Toy Drive	WBK
January
1/8	Griffin's Guardians benefit games	MHKY, WHKY
1/11	Minor Hockey Association Night	MHKY
1/13	OMHA Tykes practice	MHKY, WHKY
1/18	Girl Power Hockey Tournament	WHKY
1/25	Employee Appreciation Night	MHKY
1/25	Elmer Akley Duals Wrestling Tournament @ OHS	WLAX
1/26	Schools Night	MHKY
1/26	Lymphoma Awareness Night	WBK
February
2/1	Pride Night	MHKY
2/2	Teal Gate (Ovarian Cancer Awareness)	MHKY
2/2	Chuck-a-Puck donation to Hockey Coaches Care	WHKY
2/23	Raffle for Hockey Coaches Care	MHKY
March
(ongoing)	fundraising for St. Baldrick's	MLAX
3/1	Reading at Volney Elementary School	FHKY
3/8	The Sports Bra Project	T&F, MLAX, WHKY, SB
3/9	Fight for Air Climb	MSOC
3/9	Wingfest volunteers	WLAX
3/31	St. Baldrick's volunteers	MLAX
April
(ongoing)	swim lessons for Special Olympics	M/WS&D
4/6	Clean-Up Day at Oswego Country Club	GOLF
4/6	Go 4 the Goal/Lace Up for Pediatric Cancer	SB
4/6	Outrun Autism 5K	FHKY
4/6	Relay For Life	M/WS&D
4/20	St. Baldrick's benefit game	MLAX
4/27	Special Olympics basketball and aquatics	WBK, MBK, M/WS&D
4/27	Maureen's Hope/Beads of Courage	GOLF
4/29	Yards for Yeardley	23 teams
May
5/4	6th annual For The Kids benefit for Oswego County CAC	MHKY
5/10	Camp Hollis clean-up	MTEN

 

Organizations Supported
ALANA (African, Latino, Asian, and Native Americans)	One Love Foundation
Alliance Church of Oswego	Operation Christmas Child
American Cancer Society	Oswego City Schools Athletics
American Lung Association	Oswego Country Club
Blessings in a Backpack	Oswego County Autism Task Force
Buc Boosters	Oswego County Children's Advocacy Center
Camp Hollis	Oswego County Department of Social Services
Campus Recreation	Oswego County first responders
Catholic Charities	Oswego County Hospice
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation	Oswego County Humane Society
City of Oswego	Oswego Minor Hockey Association
Colleges Against Cancer	Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Cooper Fitness Center	Peaceful Remedies
Fitzhugh Park Elementary School	Pulaski Community Church Cupboard
Food Bank of Central New York	Senior citizens of the City of Oswego
Friends of Oswego	Special Olympics
Fulton City Schools Athletics	St. Baldrick's Foundation
Go4theGoal Foundation	St. Paul's Church
Granby Elementary School	State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA)
Griffin's Guardians	Students Helping Oz Peers (SHOP)
Hillsdale Senior Center	Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
Hockey Coaches Care	Ted Mullin Sarcoma Fund
Hope for Heather	Toys for Tots
Kingsford Park Elementary School	Trinity Catholic School
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society	United Way of Oswego County
Maureen's Hope Foundation	University Police
Mexico Central Schools	Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital
Minetto Elementary School	Wilmot Cancer Institute
NCAA's "50 for the 50th Challenge"

More numbers:

• 12 student-athletes, representing 12 Laker teams, were designated by their coaches to receive weekly community service memos and information – the most ever
• 17 of our 24 NCAA Laker teams participated in September's Teal Walk
• 23 Laker teams participated in the second-annual Lakerlympics in September, which was also a food drive. Oswego's student-athletes collected 325 lbs. of food donations in one afternoon
• 23 Laker teams participated in April's Yards for Yeardley event, missing only the softball team due to an away doubleheader
• All 24 Laker teams helped rake lawns of Oswego's senior citizens on Nov. 4
• In January, the Oswego State athletic department earned its seventh First Place Community Service Award, sponsored by NADIIIAA. In 10 years, it marks the department's 12^th overall NADIIIAA award.
• Members of the men's soccer team earned Fastest Male Team as well as First and Third Fastest MaleIndividual honors in the American Lung Association's Fight for Air Climb in Buffalo, N.Y.
• There were 43 shavees and volunteers registered from the Oswego State men's lacrosse team for this year's fundraising event for St. Baldrick's. With 40 players and 3 coaches, it was the largest fundraising team in this year's St. Baldrick's Day in Oswego event
• A record 803 teddy bears were collected at this year's Teddy Bear Toss at the men's ice hockey game on Nov. 30

Dollars:

• $234 raised for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by the women's basketball team at their Lymphoma Awareness Night
• $240 for Maureen's Hope, raised by the golf team at their home invitational in April
• $300 for the Wilmot Cancer Institute, raised by the men's lacrosse team in their annual Green/Gold/Pink Game
• $300 for Hope for Heather, donated by members of the women's ice hockey team at the Teal Run in Minoa, N.Y.
• $350 for the annual Relay for Life, raised by members of the men's and women's swimming and diving teams. This year's event raised $15,700 for the American Cancer Society
• $400 for a needy Oswego family, donated by members of the softball team at the holidays
• $500 for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation, raised by members of the softball team in its STEPtember fundraiser
• $511 for the United Way of Oswego County, raised at the annual Holiday Skate hosted by the men's and women's ice hockey teams
• $715 raised at this year's Teddy Bear Toss, with all proceeds going to Toys for Tots
• $1,000 for Hockey Coaches Care, thanks to a jersey raffle sponsored by the men's ice hockey team
• $1,506 raised at this year's annual Teal Walk, with proceeds split between Hope for Heather and Peaceful Remedies
• $1,800 for the American Lung Association, raised by members of the men's soccer team as they competed in the Fight for Air Climb in Buffalo, N.Y.
• $2,500 for Hope for Heather, as the men's ice hockey team helped support an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Night at a Fulton varsity volleyball match.
• $3,000 for Hospice of Oswego County at a Hotcakes for Hospice breakfast fundraiser, where members of the men's ice hockey team volunteered their services.
• $6,319 raised by the men's lacrosse team at this year's 13^th annual St. Baldrick's Day in Oswego fundraising event, which raised $82,654 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation – the fifth-highest total in 13 years
• $26,000 for the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital raised at the first-ever Celebrities Sync benefit in September, featuring the head men's ice hockey coach and members of the team

 
Past Years of Lakers in the Community
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11