2010-2011 Holy Cross Athletics Community Service Activities
At the College of the Holy Cross, the athletic department prides itself on giving back to the local community. Student-athletes, coaches and other members of the athletic staff participate in a variety of activities throughout the year.
Below is a listing of activities where Holy Cross athletic teams were involved in community service projects during the 2010-2011 school year.
• 2010-11: Members of the team maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 9/15/10: Members of the team volunteered for the United Way
Day of Caring.
• 9/26/10: Nate Koneski, Chris Kono and Matt Croglio took
part in the Annual UMASS Walk for Cancer.
• 10/5/10: Members of the team volunteered for Cures for
Kids, a program a Holy Cross student set up with HC athletics to
have teams adopt a child/children in an effort to spend time with
less fortunate kids.
• 10/10/10: 2 players took part in Reading Day at Worcester
Arts Magnet School.
• 10/13/10: 5 Members of the team volunteered for Catholic
Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County Food
Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 11/12/10: Coach DiCenzo and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at Burncoat High School.
• 1/13/11: Coaches DiCenzo and Kane volunteered for Catholic
Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County Food
Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 11/17/10: Coach DiCenzo and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at Worcester South High School.
• 2/5/11: Coach DiCenzo, his coaching staff and 4
players spent the afternoon working with the Cannonball Foundation,
an organization with a mission to increase participation in the
playing of baseball among youth in low-income urban
communities. This took place at Worcester's indoor batting
facility, the Strike Zone. Its specially designed programs
provide baseball and leadership skill-building opportunities for
players, parents and coaches that encourage them to sustain a
connection to our national pastime.
• 2/9/11: Jack Laurendeau, Vaughn Hayward and Jake Lachance
volunteered for Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the
Worcester County Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area
pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 9/26/10: Members of the team took part in the Annual
UMASS Walk for Cancer.
• Nov. 2010: Coaches Brown and Engelstad participated in
Shots from the Heart, a project created by CollegeInsider.com to
help raise awareness for the growing problem of heart disease. They
will compete against other college basketball coaches from around
the nation in a free throw shooting tournament, which will benefit
the American Heart Association.
• 1/8/11: The team hosted their Annual Post-Game Autograph
Session for the community. Photo Gallery
• 4/12/11: Dee Goens, Eric Obeysekere, Jordan Stevens and
Phil Beans took part in Reading Day at Pakachoag School.
Photo Gallery Recap in PDF Format
• 9/26/10: Members of the team took part in the Annual
UMASS Walk for Cancer.
• 10/4/10: Coach Gibbons and members of the team hosted
students from Claremont Academy by providing them with a campus
tour and a basketball skills clinic.
• 10/9/10: Coach Gibbons and members of the team hosted
students from Worcester East Middle School by providing them with a
campus tour and a basketball skills clinic.
• 11/15/10: Coach Gibbons and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at Doherty High School.
• 12/3/10: The team held a basketball clinic at Girls
Inc.
• 12/4/10: The team hosted their Annual Post-Game Clinic for
the community. Photo Gallery
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 1/11/11: The team held their annual basketball game at the
Mercy Centre. Photo Gallery
• 1/15/11: The team hosted their Annual Post-Game Autograph
Session for the community. Photo Gallery
• 2/5/11: The team hosted a Pink Zone game to benefit breast
cancer research.
• 3/24/11: The team held a basketball clinic at the Mercy
Centre.
• 3/26/11: Members of the team took part in the Annual Holy
Cross Cares Day.
• 4/12/11: Coach Gibbons and 2 players took part in Reading
Day at Julia Bancroft.
• 4/14/11: Coach Gibbons and 2 players took part in Reading
Day at Venerini Academy.
• 2010-11: Members of the squad maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 10/9/10: The squad helped run the Annual Pre-Game
Kids’ Day Clinic prior to the football game.
• 12/10/10: Members of the squad took part in the Benching
for Breast Cancer event.
Men's & Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
• 9/26/10: Members of the women’s team took part in
the Annual UMASS Walk for Cancer. Photo Gallery
• 11/18/10: Paige Sutherland took part in the RESPECT program
at Worcester Technical High School while Coach Kavanagh and Greg
Liguori took part in the program at Worcester Technical High
School.
• 3/18/11: Coach Alfonso took part in the RESPECT program at
Worcester Technical High School.
• 2010-11: Members of the team maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 10/2/10: The team hosted a Pink Zone game to benefit breast
cancer research.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 2/5/11: Members of the team ran a clinic at the YWCA for
National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
• 3/14/11: Coach Tucker, Jill Caffrey and Kelly Sotsky took
part in the RESPECT program at Burncoat High School.
• 3/26/11: Members of the team took part in the Annual HC
Cares Day cleaning up Cookson Park. Photo
Gallery
• 2010-11: Members of the team maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 2010-2011: Members of the team took part in the Friends of
Jaclyn’s Foundation. This is a program where the team
adopted Aaron Gray, a young fan with brain cancer.
• 2010-11: Members of the team took part in the after school
programs at the Nativity School and local YMCA a few days a week
throughout the school year.
• Fall ’10: Each Friday before a home game, members of
the team visited various schools doing Trivia for Tickets to help
get the community more involved with HC Football.
• 10/2/10: The team hosted a Pink Zone game and wore pink
shoe laces in honor of breast cancer awareness.
• 10/9/10: Members of the team hosted the Annual Pre-Game
Kids’ Day Clinic. Photo Gallery
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 3/26/11: Members of the team took part in the Annual Holy
Cross Cares Day cleaning Cookson Park. Photo Gallery
• 4/15/11: Members of the team held a bone marrow testing
program in Kimball.
• 2010-11: Members of both teams maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 12/10/10: Members of both teams took part in the Benching
for Breast Cancer event.
• 2010-11: Members of the team took part in Crusaders for
Kids, a big brother type of program set up by the players to bring
inner city kids to other sporting events on campus as well as in
the community.
• Fall ’10: Members of team took part in the Annual
DEAFinitley Hockey Program, a Learn-to-Skate program on campus for
deaf kids in the community.
• 1/8/11: The team hosted their Annual Post-Game Autograph
Session for the community. Photo Gallery
• 2/5/11: The team hosted a Pink the Rink game to benefit
breast cancer research. Photo Gallery
• 3/14/11: J.P. Martignetti, Matt Clune and Mark Williamson
volunteered for Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the
Worcester County Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area
pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 4/11/11: J.P. Martignetti and Matt Celin volunteered for
Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County
Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• Fall ’10: Members of team
took part in the Annual DEAFinitley Hockey Program, a
Learn-to-Skate program on campus for deaf kids in the
community.
• 9/26/10: Members of the team took part in the Annual UMASS
Walk for Cancer.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 2010-11: Members of the team maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 10/10/10: Members of the team took part in the third annual
Catamount Classic Lacrosse Tournament which raised more than
$35,000 for testicular cancer research and care at Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute.
• 9/15/10: Caitie Shea and Annie Boylan volunteered for
Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County
Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 9/19/10: The team volunteered at the Open House event for
Wings & Hooves. Wings and Hooves Therapeutic Riding, Inc.
aims to enhance the lives of individuals with physical, emotional,
and developmental challenges by building confidence through
equine-assisted activities and partnerships. Photo Gallery
• 10/13/10: Annie Boylan and Amy Martin volunteered for
Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County
Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 10/28/10: Annie Boylan, Kat Sutton
and Catherine Furman volunteered for Catholic Charities,
loading a truck of food at the Worcester County Food Bank and
unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 10/30/10: The team ran a Pink Zone lacrosse tournament for
breast cancer awareness.
• 11/10/10: Annie Boylan, Kat Sutton and Kayla DiBari
volunteered for Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the
Worcester County Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area
pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 11/17/10: Annie Boylan, Kat Sutton and Kayla DiBari
volunteered for Catholic Charities, picking up 18 cases of turkeys
and bags of onions and potatoes to help finish off the Thanksgiving
Food Baskets for the less fortunate. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 2/9/11: Coach Sutton, Annie Boylan, Amy Martin, Tina Marino
and Sara Cox volunteered for Catholic Charities, loading a truck of
food at the Worcester County Food Bank and unloading it at a
Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 2/19/11: The team held a lacrosse skills clinic for the
team from Marianapolis for National Girls and Women in Sports
Day.
• 3/14/11: Coach Sutton, Annie Boylan, Amy Martin, Cassie
Rudden, Meg O’Leary and Julie Murphy volunteered for Catholic
Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County Food
Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 4/11/11: Annie Boylan, Amy Martin, Cassie Rudden and
Sara Cox volunteered for Catholic Charities, loading a truck of
food at the Worcester County Food Bank and unloading it at a
Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 9/26/10: The women’s team took part in the Annual
UMASS Walk for Cancer.
• 10/11: The men’s team participated in the "Pull
for Hope" campaign at the Head of the Charles Regatta. This
is a breast cancer awareness event.
• 12/10/10: Members of the women’s team took part in
the Benching for Breast Cancer event.
• Spring 2011: Members of the men’s team continued to
clean the East Side Trail System through Green Hill Park and
adjacent parts of the city, benefiting the Greater Worcester Land
Trust.
• 8/28/10: Members of the team volunteered at the Holy
Cross Freshmen Move-In Day.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 3/16/11: Coach Priestly and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at Worcester South High School.
• 2010-11: Members of the team maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 2010-11: Maura Fox spent Sundays volunteering at UMass
Memorial Hospital. One special Sunday, Maura, along with
teammates Kelsey Dillon, Tricia Giglio and Coach Gallagher, donated
an iPad to the Pediatric Unit from the funds raised through blanket
sales at their games.
• 2010-11: Members of the team participated in HC Goes
Unified, a group that helps mentally handicapped individuals by
building awareness about the abuse of the word
‘retarded’. They playing basketball with
handicapped members of the community and helping organize the
Special Olympics.
• 2010-11: The team is participated in the Catholic
Relief Services’ Rice Bowl Campaign, where they left rice
bowls in their rooms to collect change for children all over the
world in an effort to fight hunger.
• 11/18/10: Michaela Morgan took part in the RESPECT program
at Worcester Technical High School.
• 11/19/10: Kelsey Dillon and Lauren Wright took part in the
RESPECT program at Claremont Academy.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 3/17/11: Coach Gallagher and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at Worcester North High School.
• 3/26/11: The team participated in Holy Cross Cares Day, as
Kelsey Dillon is on the organizational committee.
• 11/16/10: Coach Claypool and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at North High School.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 1/13/11: Coaches Claypool and Wagner volunteered for
Catholic Charities, loading a truck of food at the Worcester County
Food Bank and unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 2/9/11: Coach Wagner volunteered for Catholic Charities,
loading a truck of food at the Worcester County Food Bank and
unloading it at a Worcester area pantry. Photo Gallery Recap in PDF
Format
• 4/16/11: The team hosted a Pink Zone game at the
field for breast cancer awareness. Photo
Gallery Recap
Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving
• 2010-11: Members of the team initiated a relationship
with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
• 9/26/10: Members of the team took part in the Annual UMASS
Walk for Cancer.
• Sept. ’10: The team hosted their Annual Worcester
County Swim League Competition.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• Spring ’11: The team took part in the Annual
DEAFinitley Swimming Program, providing one-on-one swimming lessons
for deaf kids in the community.
• Spring ’11: The teams hosted several clinics for the students from the Nativity school.
• 2010-11: Members of the team maintained their
relationship with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program.
• 9/26/10: Members of the team took part in the Annual UMASS
Walk for Cancer.
• 10/16/10: The team hosted Dig Pink at the game to benefit
breast cancer research.
• 11/19/10: Coach Cafarchia took part in the RESPECT program
at Claremont Academy.
• 12/10/10: Members of the team took part in the Benching for
Breast Cancer event.
• 3/15/11: Coach Cafarchia and 2 players took part in the
RESPECT program at Doherty High School.
