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April 9, 2008
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner
Peace College Wins
"Pennies for a Purpose"
USA South Collects $2,721.76
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) – This
winter, the USA South Student
Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) announced the start of its new
spring community service initiative, "Pennies for a Purpose". This penny
drive began on March 1 and continued until April 6. Until
that time, schools were encouraged to collect loose change which would
later be donated to an organization of their choosing.
Overall, the USA South institutions collected $2,721.76! With a grand
total of $1,081.29, Peace College is the Pennies for a Purpose
champion for
2008. Peace will donate their winning amount to
"Relay For Life" which is an event
sponsored by the American
Cancer Society to fund life-saving cancer research, education,
advocacy, and patient services in the community. The Pacers
will be presented the Pennies for a Purpose plaque at a later date.
Relay For Life not only will receive
a check from Peace but Mary Baldwin and Shenandoah will also donate to the
organization. Averett University will send its allotment to the
American Cancer Society while Christopher Newport University decided to donate
its
collection to the Peninsula Food Bank in Newport News, Va. Ferrum
College will send its donation to the St. James Community Center in
Ferrum, Va. while Meredith
College will donate its change to the Miracle League in Raleigh,
N.C. Methodist University has pledged to donate its
amount to the Cape Fear Valley Breast Cancer Center.
This is the second
community service program developed by the USA South Conference SAAC as the "Cans
Across the Conference" food drive, which takes place during the
Thanksgiving holiday, was created in 2004. Through that campaign, USA
South
Institutions have donated a total of 17,387 items to their local
communities.
To see the campus SAACs in action, go to http://www.usasouth.net/user/campussaacs.htm.
2008 USA South "Pennies for a Purpose" Final Results
| Rank |
Institution |
Cash |
| 1. | Peace | $1,081.29 |
| 2. | Mary Baldwin | $580.61 |
| 3. | Meredith | $278.83 |
| 4. | Christopher Newport | $246.39 |
| 5. | Shenandoah | $208.70 |
| 6. | Methodist | $115.90 |
| 7. | Ferrum | $85.35 |
| 8. | Greensboro | $84.69 |
| 9. |
Averett |
$40.00 |
| - | N.C. Wesleyan | $0 |
Conference Total |
$2,721.76 | |