Community Outreach Programs
Baseball
The Baseball team participated in the "Fred's Fund 1st Annual Hitting / Pitching Clinic for CHAD (Children's Hospital at Dartmouth). The event took place on November 21st at the Concord Sports Center in Concord, N.H. It was a three hour youth baseball clinic / camp for boys and girls ages 7-16.
Equestrian
The Equestrian team helps out once a week at the Warner Elementary School Saddle Club in Warner, N.H. The program has over forty children who participate.
Women's Soccer
Women's Soccer volunteered at the New London Outing Club on Saturday December 12th. Players babysat and helped with the Santa event and activities at the Outing Club Indoor Center for 2 hours.
Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball participated in the "Jacob's Bridge Through Autism Tournament" at NHTI in Concord, N.H. The tournament helped generate publicity and raised money for autism awareness.
Women's Volleyball
The Women's Volleyball team participate in a Dig Pink event this year. The event was held to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. The event was held during a match on October 14th versus Eastern Nazarene College. The Chargers wore pink jerseys, pink socks, pink head bands and pink arm bands. The coaching and support staff also wore pink. The gym was decorated in pink streamers, ribbons and balloons. T-shirts, breast cancer ribbons, and breast cancer bracelets were sold at the entrance and there was also a donation box. The Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) sent a representative to set up a booth for information on breast cancer and the cancer center. All the proceeds went to the NCCC. The ream raised $1,000 through apparel sales and donations. The team was invited to the Cancer Center to for photo opportunities and to tour the facility. The Dig Pink event is planned to become an annual event.
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
On November 10th in the Knight Natatorium in the Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center, the Men's and Women's swimming and diving teams participated in the "Hour of Power" Relay in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Funds raised through the event support research the the University of Chicago into the the causes and treatment of sarcoma in young people. When the event began in 2006, 15 teams joined together to raise team spirit, cancer awareness and $11,000. Last year, the number of participating teamsexploded to 104, including 85 college and university programs, 17 high school and club teams and two student-abroad teams. In 2008, the nearly 6,000 athletes raised over $50,000 for the fund, bringing the three-year total to more than $100,000.