Athletics | 11/17/2023 8:14:00 AM

Wichita State University student-athletes, coaches and staff members devoted Monday to community service at places such as AbilityPoint, Catholic Charities Harbor House and the Kansas Humane Society.

Serve-A-Thon 2023 matched 173 student-athletes, coaches and staff members with projects ranging from cleanup at Clapp Park to setting up a shelter for HumanKind Ministries to assembling lunches for Meals on Wheels.
 
"We wanted people to serve the community as one team," said Brooke Schultz, student-athlete experience coordinator. "We had a great turnout. For year one we were really excited with how it went and we know all of the organizations we served were really appreciative."
 
The Shockers totaled 341 hours to push the athletic department to its goal of more than 1,000 hours of community service this year.
 
Wichita State collaborated with the United Way of the Plains on the service projects.
 
 

What did you do with your day?

Just packed up more than 500 meals for our local Meals on Wheels as part of @GoShockers Serve-A-Thon! pic.twitter.com/GQgQ6QUKk7

— Wichita State Softball (@GoShockersSB) November 13, 2023

 
 
Student-athletes, coaches and staff members helped at the following organizations:

• Tanganyika Wildlife Park
• United Methodist Open Door Pantry
• American Red Cross
• AbilityPoint
• The Treehouse
• Botanica
• HumanKind Ministries
• Senior Services of Wichita Meals on Wheels
• Catholic Charities Harbor House
• Clapp Park
• Kansas Humane Society
• Sojourner's Coffee House

 

𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑶𝒃𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆
• 1,000 Community Service Hours ✅#ShockerServeAThon2023 pic.twitter.com/GmdPYmYtxS

— Go Shockers (@GoShockers) November 13, 2023

 
 

🖤💛🌾 @GoShockers Serve-A-Thon setting up lights and Christmas trees for Illuminations at @BotanicaWichita #shockerservathon2023 🎄 pic.twitter.com/usiwJAjGyg

— Kristi Bredbenner (@CoachBredbenner) November 13, 2023