CHAMPS
ASC Community Partnerships collaborates with Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS) to match over 100 student athletes each semester with community agencies in need of volunteer services. As a CHAMPS student, you will be required to complete two community-service hours during this semester and present your experience in a brief PowerPoint presentation to the class.
Organizations Currently Needing Assistance:
- ASC Community Partnerships (Manning booths and tables for environmentally friendly shopping bags at Safeway and City Market, continuously arranged with teams of 3-4 students)
- ASC Earth Group (recycle pick up, river clean-up, ASC Earth Week help)
- Con-Cepts (Needs groups to help clean up litter from areas around highways, or alternatively, to help with office organization. Only available a few times a year.)
- Habitat for Humanity (Collect on-campus recycling and deliver to Habitat for Humanity office)
- La Puente (Choice of serving food for the homeless, or executing projects at the Rainbow's End Thrift Store)
- Food Bank (Bagging, stocking, unloading, etc.)
- Community Gardens/Food Bank (Perform office organization, organize information for schools)
- Boys and Girls Club (A variety of activities, including: moving materials, art projects, tutoring, recording fitness levels in gym)
- Colorado Therapeutic Horseback Riding (performing outdoor projects)
- La Llave (5-6:30 p.m., probably tuesdays or thursdays, tutor children after school, alternatively, help with the Adult Literacy Program. This would involve speaking with adults about career planning, what you love about school, etc.)
- Valley Humane League (Walk dogs, socialize kittens and puppies)
- SLV Museum (Students needed to accompany 1st-6th graders on "Meet Mother Nature" field trips, Sept. 19th, 2009, 8 a.m.-12.p.m., Sept 26th, 2009, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
This list is continuously updated, please check it for the latest information
To volunteer complete the steps above. Registration may be completed at the ASC Community Partnerships Building. Please call 587-8227 for help or answers.
The CHAMPS course is designed to assist in understanding self-management concepts, leadership as well as human diversity. You, as a student-athlete will explore the foundations for good decision making skill, responsibility for self- actions and the importance of being a successful part of the campus community.
This extraordinary opportunity will benefit the local community. It is our hope that through this experience, giving back will become a way of life for you. Pass it forward and Good job ASC Athletes!!
