Pioneer Community Pride!
C.W. Post student-athletes have traditionally given their all, on and off the competition grounds. During 2006-07, the Pioneers combined for a .680 winning percentage, sent seven teams to the NCAA Division II Championships, and saw 121 student-athletes named all-conference (including 28 all-region performers and 21 All-America recipients). In the classroom, five teams received all-academic mention from their respective coaches' associations.
However, C.W. Post student-athletes and staff members literally batted 1,000 during the year off the field in another area: community service. During the 2006-07 academic year, the C.W. Post athletic teams performed well over 1,000 hours of community service. Included in this project, among other tasks, were the football and men's lacrosse teams assisting Habitat for Humanity; the women's soccer team taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes; and the women's lacrosse team helping out multiple times at a local soup kitchen. Bryan Collins, the Pioneers' director of athletics, instituted the community service initiative to help the C.W. Post student-athletes to acquire a wholistic educational experience.
Throughout the coming seasons, please check back with this page to view the community service projects that the C.W. Post Department of Athletics take on in 2007-08, complete with photos and summaries.
The athletic department's community service liaison is Jim Gibbons. He can be reached via e-mail or at (516) 299-2938.
Recent Community Service Photos
Members of the football team volunteered to clean up after the CW Post sponsored a CSI challenge held at Suffolk C.C.This was a high school competition for forensic science
In the spirit of the NFL's Super Bowl, the C.W. Post athletic squads teamed up to collect non-perishable food items for a local food pantry.
The C.W. Post women's lacrosse team, along with Molloy College lacrosse, held an instructional clinic for these young girls.
Kim Williams and Staci Passafiume of the women's lacrosse team help teach the fundamentals of lacrosse to these girls.
Members of the men's lacrosse team helped collect over 60 bags of clothing for the Big Brother and Big Sisters of Nassau.
Members of the men's lacrosse team get prepared to race in the annual Turkey Trot.
C.W. Post football players helped move the belongings of Larry,a friend of Father Ted, who was enduring some hard times.
Kian Lyons of the women's lacrosse team made a team patch that will be added to a larger quilt that supports autism research.
Field Hockey head coach Raenee Savin and her team helped sort clothes and jackets for underpriviledged familes at Children & Families of Hempstead.
The C.W. Post Men's Basketball Team invited Our Lady of Hope from Carle Place to play during halftime on December 1, 2007. (Photo courtesy of Nelson Young)
The C.W. Post women's lacrosse team visited Deer Park to teach these Girl Scouts how to play lacrosse.
Before winning a national title in Salem, Virginia last spring, the women's lacrosse team took time out to read to elementary students.
Katie Hogan reads a story to the young students in Salem, Virginia.
Members of the men's lacrosse, softball and women's basketball team helped Island Harvest distribute food to the needy.
Mike Messina and Dylan Flegar help load food into boxes.
Head Coach John Jez and the men's lacrosse team help load food onto a truck for Island Harvest.
Ashley Marchese, Shannon Kulnis, Sam Yodowitz, Melissa Hippo and the C.W. Post softball team take a break while helping distribute food for Island Harvest.
The C.W. Post softball team takes a picture with Geoffrey the Giraffe after completing the Autism Walk at Jones Beach on Oct. 14, 2007.
The C.W. Post men's lacrosse and football teams helped build a new home with Habitat for Humanity in Nassau County, Inc., in Spring 2007.
Jamel Ramsay and Chris Bone helped build a home for Habitat for Humanity.
The C.W. Post men’s and women’s basketball teams played host to St. Martins of Tours from Bethpage on February 13, 2007. (Photo courtesy of Nelson Young)
Each team was provided with a tour of the facilities, played at quick pick-up game on the basketball court at halftime and received autographs from the men’s and women’s teams after their respected games. (Photo courtesy of Nelson Young)
Men’s basketball played host to CYO Our Lady of Victory from Floral Park on January 31st, 2007. The Dance Team took part in the festivities. (Photo courtesy of Nelson Young)
The Pioneers' football team welcomed members of the St. Christopher of Ottilie group home from Sea Cliff, N.Y., to an interactive practice session (Sept. 17, 2007).
Head coach John Jez's men's lacrosse team took time to clean up the C.W. Post Campus at the beginning of the Fall 2007 academic year.
