Griffiths Named to SEC Community Service Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – South Carolina midfielder Claire Griffiths has been named to the SEC Community Service Team, as announced by the conference on Wednesday, October 27.
The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts. This season is the 17th annual women’s soccer Community Service Team.
Griffiths, a redshirt-season, had played in and started 15 matches this season for the Gamecocks. Her lone goal of the season came in the season-opener against the College of Charleston, where she scored the game-winner. She is currently pursuing a Law degree after earning her bachelor’s degree this past spring in Experimental Psychology.
She has been a mainstay in the Midlands community since becoming a Gamecock. Every spring she volunteers as a coach for the local youth YMCA soccer league, where she assists with practices and coaching at games. She has been involved at Catawba Trail Elementary School, serving as a student mentor. While working at the school, she aided kindergarten students in learning how to read and write. She has also volunteered at Bright Horizons Day Care, where she worked with preschool students and assisted the teacher with day-to-day classroom activities.
Griffiths spent time volunteering at the Salvation Army assisting in organized donations and aiding shoppers who were in need, along with answering customer questions. Claire was a volunteer with Pets INC, an animal rescue organization, aiding in the rehabilitation and socialization of the animals, while also helping to maintain and clean the adoption space. Since entering law school, Claire participates in service days, where she assisted at Habitat for Humanity, helping to organize donations and clean the shop.
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