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Golf Works to Create Community Ties
August 26, 2016 01:48 PM | Golf
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In addition to their time on the links, the West Virginia University men’s golf team has put time and effort into community service projects since its return to campus in 2014.
With a team of five players and no scheduled competition, coach Sean Covich made it a point to have his players involved in at least one community service effort a month during the 2014-15 season. The Mountaineers spent time at Stepping Stones, visited patients at WVU Children’s Hospital and hosted the Gathering of Mountain Eagles for veterans among other projects.
“The whole state supports us every day in our sports,” said junior Jon Ransone, who transferred to WVU in the fall of 2014. “It’s always nice to give back when we can.”
Despite taking on a slate that included 13 total tournaments with 11 on the road events, WVU continued on with their involvement in the area throughout the 2015-16 season. The squad finished second in the athletic department with 65 community service hours – an impressive feat for a two-semester sport. Outreach Counselor Donnie Tucker keeps a tally of each team’s hours, dividing the number of hours completed by the number of athletes on the team to account for different roster sizes.
“It’s a great way to help give back to those in need and to show that our team and WVU as a whole cares about the community,” said senior Chris Williams, who joined the program in January of 2015.
The squad took on a number of projects last season. They’ve read to children through the Morgantown Public Library, helped at the Morgantown Mall to raise money for WVU Children’s Hospital, cleaned up Christian Help, spoke to elementary school students about the responsibilities of being a student-athlete, helped with the Special Olympics Summer Games, participated in the Back to School Carnival and gave out candy during Trunk-or-Treat.
“Visiting WVU Children’s Hospital is always my favorite,” said Ransone. “It’s always nice to see kids have a smile on their face.”
Williams echoed his sentiments.
“My favorite project was meeting with the kids at Ruby because it puts life and everything we’re able to do on a daily basis in perspective. Hopefully, our visit can make their day a little bit better and help them forget about what they’re going through at the moment.”
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