For the Towson Tigers, success and achievement go hand in hand on the field, and in the community. Our student-athletes have an on-going commitment
to be a driving force of positive change in the Greater Baltimore Community. Through community service initiatives planned by our numerous athletic teams, Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), and the
Civic Engagement & Social Responsibility Office, the Tigers set the standard for community service and volunteerism.
The student-athletes achieved new heights in the community during the 2017-18 academic school year. For the sixth consecutive year, the Tigers successfully completed over 10,000 hours of community service throughout the greater Baltimore area. Furthermore, the Tigers finished second nationally and led the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2018 NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Community Service Competition.
As a result of their dedication and persistence in the Baltimore community, Towson athletics was a runner-up for the National Association of Collegiate Directors Athletics (NACDA) Fiesta Bowl Community Service award.
Over the year, the Tigers spent time visiting schools and hospitals, assisting with the Senior and Special Olympic Programs, cleaning up the community, participating in blood drives, participating in charity runs such as the Susan G. Komen "The Race for the Cure," collecting personal care items for those in need and clothing for the needy, book, t-shirt and stuffed animal drives, stream clean-ups, assisting with university move-in days, and sport skills clinics are just a few examples of community outreach activities sponsored by our teams in the past. In addition, our student-athletes conduct skills clinic with different youth groups in Baltimore. Involvement in these programs fosters an environment for building positive relationships in the Greater Baltimore Community while creating opportunities for team bonding, leadership skills and the wonderful feeling of having made a difference.
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Some of our featured partnerships in the community this year are:
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
BEST Organization
CoolKids Campaign
GORUCK Leadership Training
Kennedy Krieger Foundation
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Living Classrooms Foundation
Wounded Warriors Project
Special Olympics of Maryland
Towson Recreation Council
Baltimore City Public Schools
