North Carolina Central University Athletics

The student-athletes, coaches and staff of the North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics take pride in their community and the motto of "Truth and Service" set forth by the university's founder Dr. James E. Shepard. The following is a list of community activities and events that members of the NCCU Athletics family have been involved with this year:

• April 4-5, 2012 - Various student-athletes supervised and participated in different stations during C.C. Spaulding elementary school field day. Photos
• Nov. 22, 2011 - About 20 volunteers from the NCCU Department of Athletics help decorate for the holidays, pack meals, and prepare care packages at the nonprofit CAARE, Inc., center in downtown Durham. Full Story
• Nov. 12, 2011 - Members of the men’s tennis team conducted a free tennis clinic for students from the Durham Nativity School on NCCU's campus.
• Nov., 11, 2011 - On Veterans Day, members of the men's and women's track & field program volunteered in the painting, landscaping, and interior decorating of a 5,000 square foot, 15-bed dormitory-style shelter for homeless veterans in Durham, established by CAARE, Inc.  Photo Gallery
• Nov. 1, 2011 - Joli Robinson and the women's basketball program announce partnership with "Share The Warmth" to collect blankets, coats, hats, scarves, gloves and other outerwear for those in need.
• Oct. 11, 2011 - Members of the men's tennis, baseball, softball, women's basketball and cheerleading teams volunteered at the Durham Rescue Mission as part of the NCCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee community service initiative.
• Sept. 2, 2011 - Members of the cheerleading and women's basketball squads visited R.N. Harris Elementary School to speak with the students.

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2010-11 Community Service Initiatives
(292 NCCU student-athletes completed more the 7,000 hours of community service during 2010-11)

• May 27, 2011 - LeVelle Moton, men's basketball head coach, along with members of the men's basketball team, trade in their sneakers for dancing shoes at “Dance Like No One’s Watching,” a prom-like gala for terminally ill and disabled teens and adults held in Raleigh, N.C.
• April 30, 2011 - Members of football and women's bowling teams help build a Habitat for Humanity house at 808 Colfax Street in Durham. The recipient of the home is Norma R. Smith, who is an employee of NCCU. Photos
• April 7, 2011 - LeVelle Moton, men's basketball head coach, serves as master of ceremonies for the Boys & Girls Club "Youth of the Year" luncheon in Raleigh, N.C.
• March 24, 2011 - Members of the men’s basketball team volunteer at Share Our Shoes in Raleigh, N.C., preparing and packaging donated shoes for shipment to those in need in Haiti. Photos
• March 16, 2011 - Henry Frazier III, football head coach, speaks at Durham Sports Club luncheon at Croasdaile Country Club.
• March 7, 2011 - Volleyball student-athlete Jzima-Malaki Kalao and coach Avaniki Campbell participate in the "Read with the MEac" program at Hall-Woodward Elementary School in Winston-Salem, N.C., as part of the MEAC Basketball Tournament.
• Jan. 28, 2011 - Cheerleaders perform during pep rally for NHL All-Star Weekend in downtown Raleigh.
• Jan. 26, 2011 - Student-athletes package meals for the "Million Meals Stop The Hunger Now" campaign, held at Southern High School's cafeteria. The community service event was a collective effort put on by Southern High School, Rotary Club, North Carolina Central University and Duke. The purpose of the event was to package meals to be sent out across the world to feed the hungry. Photos
• Nov. 13, 2010 - Student-athletes from softball, women's basketball and track & field volunteer at a Bone Marrow Drive at Hendrick Durham Auto Mall. Story and Photos
  
• Nov. 6, 2010 - Women's Tennis team supports the 5th Annual Walk for Animal Protection in Chapel Hill, N.C. Photos
• Oct. 22, 2010 - Student-athletes from football, cheerleading and track & field read to children at Hendrick Durham Auto Mall as part of a "Truth & Service" reading series. Story and Photos
• Oct. 12, 2010 - Junior Varsity Cheerleaders cheer at the Disability Awareness Week's Wheelchair Basketball Game in the L.T. Walker Complex.
• Oct. 8, 2010 - Junior Varsity Cheerleaders make an appearance and cheer at the Homecoming Game for John Avery Boys and Girls Club.
• Oct. 8, 2010 - Varsity Cheerleaders cheer at Wal-Mart (15/501) for the re-grand opening.
• Sept. 11, 2010 - Baseball team volunteers to assist with clean-up at Central Park School for Children "Work Day." Recap and Photos
• Sept. 11, 2010 - Cheerleaders host cheerleading squad from East Chapel Hill High School for mini-camp and then had them on the sidelines of the football game as special guests.
• Aug. 31, 2010 - Kyle Serba, Associate A.D. for Media Relations, serves as guest panelist at the Sports Management and Networking Seminar hosted by the Durham Bulls baseball club.  Details
• Aug. 25, 2010 - Various student-athletes assist with the First Day of School activities at C.C. Spaulding Elementary, Eastway Elementary and Fayetteville Street Elementary schools.
• Aug. 21, 2010 - LeVelle Moton, men's basketball head coach, special guest on "Dreams 2 Reality" segment of "Step N2 College" TV Show.
• Aug. 21, 2010 - Football team hosts "Meet the Eagles" day to greet and take pictures with fans, followed by a Maroon vs. Gray scrimmage.  Recap and Photos
• Aug. 20, 2010 - Various student-athletes attend carnival at C.C. Spaulding Elementary School, including a performance by the JV Cheerleaders.
• Aug. 15, 2010 - Football team attends worship service at Refiner's Fire Community Church in Durham, N.C.
• Aug. 15, 2010 - Cheerleaders attend worship service at Victory Temple Church.
• Aug. 6, 2010 - LeVelle Moton, men's basketball head coach, hosts more than 400 children at the Raleigh Boys & Girls Club for a free carnival-like event titled "LeVelle Moton Community Day," as men's basketball team members interact with children and sign autographs.
• Aug. 6, 2010 - Athletics Department presenting sponsor of Durham Bulls baseball game with members of the football team greeting fans and distributing schedule cards.
• Aug. 3, 2010 - Women's basketball team interacts with children at McDougald Terrace in Durham as part of "National Night Out." Photos
• July 31, 2010 - Joli Robinson, women's basketball head coach, manages the screening room at the "Be Sickle Smart" event in Durham, N.C.
• July 14, 2010 - Chris Hooks, play-by-play voice of the NCCU Sports Network, speaks to youth at the second annual Triangle Sportscaster Camp in Raleigh, N.C.