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 Over 1,800 food items were collected by WSU student-athletes. |
Dec. 1, 2008
DETROIT - Wayne State University student-athletes recently capped off a successful canned food drive by donating over 1,800 non-perishable food items to the Detroit Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS).
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), a group that oversees the many community functions that student-athletes participate in each year, teamed up with Wayne Cares in their annual initiative to help COTS provide needy individuals in the Detroit area an opportunity to have a pleasant holiday.
"It feels great to be able to help out the community, especially the less fortunate around the holiday season," said Rachelle Malette, SAAC President and member of the women's cross country team. "Our student-athletes take a lot of pride in helping out the community and it showed with the overwhelming success of this food drive."
The men's and women's cross country teams raised the most food items for the drive by accumulating over 680 items during the week-long drive.
COTS exists to alleviate homelessness by providing an array of services that enable people to achieve self-sufficiency and obtain quality affordable housing. COTS also exists to advocate for long-term solutions to the problems of homelessness.
