Home Longwood SAAC raising money for K-12 students in need
Sports

Longwood SAAC raising money for K-12 students in need

AFP

longwood athleticsThe Longwood Student Athlete Advisory Committee is raising money for K-12 students at Prince Edward County Public Schools this month with the “Pennies for Prince” coin drive.

All proceeds from the student-athlete fundraiser will benefit children in need at Prince Edward Schools, in coordination with school administrators at the district’s elementary, middle and high schools.

For the fundraiser, members of the Longwood SAAC have set up donation containers in multiple spots around Longwood’s campus, including Barlow Hall, Iler Hall, Tabb Hall and Willett Hall, as well as at all Longwood home games this fall. Donors can contribute any amount to the fundraiser at those locations.

The Pennies for Prince fundraiser will also tie in with the Longwood baseball’s annual Spooky Slugfest Halloween baseball event, which will take place on Oct. 28. That community event features a special intrasquad scrimmage at Buddy Bolding Stadium between costumed Longwood baseball players, followed by an on-field trick-or-treat open to the public. Donations to Pennies for Prince will be collected up to Spooky Slugfest.

The Longwood Student Athlete Advisory Committee is an on-campus organization made up entirely of Longwood student-athletes. With representatives from all 14 programs and the cheerleading team, SAAC provides the Longwood athletics department and Longwood University insight on the student-athlete experience, engages and pulls together the Longwood student-athlete population as a whole, and takes on multiple community service projects every year.




Multimedia

 

AFP

AFP

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

police ICE agent
Trump's America

John Whitehead | The gloves are off: ICE, electric shock weapons and secret police

classical music
Local

Series to highlight ‘250 Years of Local Music’ in Charlottesville, Albemarle

The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society will be partnering with The Front Porch to host a seven-month program series entitled “250 Years of Local Music: Exploring Musical Traditions of Charlottesville & Albemarle."

soccer
Sports

Women’s Soccer: #13 UVA rolls to 7-0 win over La Salle to improve to 3-0-0

I’m not sure why you play teams that you’re going to beat 7-0, which was the final score for #13 Virginia in its game with La Salle on Thursday at Klöckner Stadium.

new japan pro wrestling
Sports

G1 Climax 36 finale review: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuya Uemura for the title shot

uva basketball
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Basketball: Comparing Roussell’s non-conference schedule to Coach Mox

uva football solomon beebe
Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: Backup tailback Solomon Beebe arrested on animal-cruelty charges

Tom Perriello
Virginia Politics

Democrats target Tom Perriello, offer resources to flip Fifth District seat