 | Football players (from left) Patrick Sedden, Ty Davis, Shane Bannon, David Silberstein, Stephen Schmalhofer and Bobby Abare prepare to wrap gifts for youngsters at Vincent E. Mauro Elementary School. |
The holidays will be a little brighter for underprivileged children in the
New Haven community thanks to the efforts of the Yale Athletics Department’s
Thomas W. Ford ’42 Student-Athlete Community Outreach Committee. — By Sam Rubin, Yale Athletics
T H I S
Athletes hope to light the
smiles of city youngsters
Members of 18 varsity teams and students from the Afro-American Cultural Center
at Yale took part in this year’s Adopt-A-Family Holiday Gift Giving Initiative — making
it the largest participation rate in this program in recent memory.
“Certainly, the number of varsity teams and campus groups that have joined
in this effort speaks to their understanding of the greater responsibility we
all hold as leaders at Yale, in our communities and beyond,” says David
Silberstein, a senior fullback with the football team who chairs the Student-Athlete
Community Outreach Committee. “This is a wonderful initiative, and we hope
to put smiles on the faces of many families during this holiday season.”
The Student-Athlete Community Outreach Committee is working with Vincent E. Mauro
Elementary School in New Haven and expects to reach more than 50 children with
gifts. The school administrators identified families or individual children in
need, and the committee matched those children and families to varsity teams.
The students purchase gifts for the youngsters based on the information they
are given about the recipients’ size, gender and family specifications.
The wrapped gifts are given by Dec. 14 to the school administrators, who will
in turn deliver the gifts to the recipients in the way they feel will be most
appropriate.
The Yale teams participating in the program are men’s and women’s
basketball, lightweight crew, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s
golf, gymnastics, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer,
softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and
women’s tennis, women’s track and volleyball.
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Two seniors receive prestigious Marshall Scholarships
Yalies win international debate competition in Chinese language
True-blue tales of holiday giving
Custodian brings brand-new bikes to needy youths
Athletes hope to light the smiles of city youngsters
Rededication ceremony held for Silliman College
Reconstruction of Bass Library celebrated
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS
Yale receives $12.4 million grant to oversee study . . .
Research to examine causes of heart attacks in young women
Project will assess impact of vaccine against virus . . .
Yale scientists discover biomarker linked to . . .
Work in Ob/Gyn is recognized with grants, honors
Two Divinity School professors earn special honors
Graduate students boost social skills in networking workshop
Research reveals that children tend to ‘over-imitate’ actions of adults
Yale bioengineers have developed a more effective method . . .
Postdoctoral fellow wins fellowships for cancer cell research
Exhibit of original menorahs celebrates the Festival of Light
Alumna intern discovers firsthand the positive impact of United Way
A ‘thank you’ from United Way
Social anthropologist will examine ‘Why Creationism Isn’t Science’
IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Barry Goldberg, devoted career to the safety of athletes
Dr. James Kenney, was the ‘doctor’s doctor’ to many
Dr. Nicholas Spinelli, was active in alumni affairs
Longtime professor Stanton Wheeler dies on Dec. 7
Memorial service for Eugene Waith
Stately affairs
Campus Notes
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