April 27, 2005

COLUMBIA, S.C. –
Home Works of South Carolina held their spring One-Day Blitz repairing homes around the greater Columbia area on Saturday. Two homes that border the University of South Carolina’s campus were given a major facelift by Gamecock student-athletes working all day to complete the list of repairs. One house was given a new roof and major painting and structural repairs were done to the second home. More than 60 student-athletes, coaches and staff contributed over three hundred hours of service on Saturday. The entire Men and Women’s Swim team, Women’s Golf and Basketball teams were among those volunteering. To learn more about Home Works of SC, visit www.homeworks-sc.org.

Every year, student-athletes from different athletic teams coordinate team projects by taking responsibility to serve as goodwill ambassadors not only for their respective programs, but also for the Athletics Department and the University of South Carolina as a whole. In addition, a number of student athletes elect to perform individual community service hours in a variety of areas. The University of South Carolina Athletics Department is committed to providing volunteer opportunities for student athletes to connect with people in the surrounding community. The greater Columbia community is invited to utilize members of Team Gamecocks to serve as role models and willing volunteers.

For more information on Team Gamecocks, please visit their website at uscsports.com or call (803) 777-9913.