Feb. 16, 2005

COLUMBIA, S.C. –
“Family Literacy Night,” an annual reading program at Oak Grove Elementary School, was held this past Friday night. Members of the USC Football and Women’s Basketball Teams were volunteer readers throughout the program. The student-athletes read children’s books and signed autographs for each group of participants. Oak Grove Elementary School is in Lexington School District One.

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.