Mercy College Athletics Raises Funds in the Community

Mercy College Athletics Raises Funds in the Community
Causes Include Haitian Relief and Breast Cancer Awareness

The Mercy College Department of Athletics has been busy throughout the last month collecting donations and spreading awareness for two social causes: Haitian relief and breast cancer awareness. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has taken a leadership role in this endeavor.

The SAAC kicked off the fundraising efforts on January 30, 2010, at a home basketball doubleheader. In support of the people of Haiti, the SAAC was able to raise over $500. Mercy College donated the entire proceeds from ticket sales to UNICEF to support the cause.

On February 13, the women’s basketball team participated in the WBCA’s Pink Zone! initiative, raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research. To date, over $554 has been raised, as the SAAC solicited donations and gifts, which were then raffled off.

Mercy College is a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1950, providing motivated students with the opportunity to earn degrees in more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Science, Social and Behavioral Science, and Liberal Arts. An engaging and personalized learning experience, that includes the college’s revolutionary PACT program, is offered at the main campus in Dobbs Ferry, as well as campuses in the Bronx, Manhattan, Yorktown Heights and White Plains. www.mercy.edu 877-MERCY-GO