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Volunteer 15 is an initiative launched in 2014-15 to get CoSIDA members more involved in their communities. CoSIDA members promote the great civic works done by their athletics teams but there is no promotion, or very little, about CoSIDA members doing community service either with these teams or independently. CoSIDA members are encouraged to volunteer at least 15 hours of community service each academic year, then submit your hours using the online form at CoSIDA.com/Volunteer15.

Any questions about the program can be sent to Megan Hardin at mhardin@stedwards.edu.

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CoSIDA Members Set Record for Number of Volunteer Hours and Participants in 2018-19 Academic Year
by Megan Hardin – St. Edward's University
Goodwill and Wellness Committee Vice-Chair

The number of participants and volunteer hours increased for the fifth consecutive year, setting another record for the College Sports Information Directors of Americas (CoSIDA) Volunteer 15 program. In the 2018-19 academic year, 80 members logged 8092.75 hours in their communities and on their campuses nationwide.

SEE FULL LIST OF VOLUNTEER 15 PARTICIPANTS

Volunteer 15 participants served their communities as tutors, mentors, coaches, scout leaders, firefighters, humane society advocates, working with Special Olympics and missionaries, to name a few, aside from their day-to-day duties as strategic communicators for college athletics.

The CoSIDA Volunteer 15 program is an initiative to get CoSIDA members more involved in their communities. The program is designed to help promote the great efforts and successes our members have beyond their athletic communications roles. To qualify, CoSIDA members had to volunteer at least 15 hours during the school year. The program is administered by the CoSIDA Goodwill and Wellness Committee.

Participants didn’t stop at the 15-hour threshold, however, as 56 percent volunteered 30 or more hours. Seven individuals, Edward Haas of Collegiate Water Polo Association (1696 hours), Paul Smith of Arkansas Tech (468 hours), John Martin of Colorado State University (450 hours), Ira Thor of New Jersey City University (447 hours), Blake Timm of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (371.5 hours), Sam Atkinson of Gallaudet University (340 hours), and Krystal Warren of the University of Dayton (286.5 hours), recorded over 200 hours of community service. 
 
Haas led participants this year with 1696 hours, volunteering with West Catholic High School, West Sadsbury Township, and Atglen Sportsmen’s Club.

To date, CoSIDA members have recorded 27,539 volunteer hours since the program’s inception in 2014-15. To get involved during the 2019-20 school year and log your hours to be counted in the Volunteer 15 program. Volunteer hours can be accrued during July 2019 through June 30, 2020. Complete your volunteer log online anytime at CoSIDA.com/Volunteer15 or go directly to the Google Form.




2018-19 Volunteer 15 Breakdown

Total Number of Participants             80
Total Number of Hours Logged      8092.75
 

CoSIDA Staff	4
Division I	23
Division II	18
Division III	22
NAIA	11
NJCAA	2
Over 200 hours	7
100-200 hours	18
50-100 hours	32
30-50 hours	50

2018-19 Volunteer 15 Participants