Liberty University NCAA Division I student-athletes have been making a positive impact through several community service initiatives.
On Oct. 31, student-athletes participated in Trick Or Treat So Others Can Eat, visiting neighborhoods with their teammates and collecting canned goods and nonperishable food items for local food pantries. Overall, they collected 8,769 items, shattering the original goal of 7,000. Liberty Football led the way with 1,413. Food was distributed to The Fillin’ Station at Timberlake Church, Feed the Need at New London Church, The Lynchburg Daily Bread, the Liberty Commuter Food Pantry, and Robert S. Payne Elementary School to be used as Thanksgiving meals for their students and families.
In December, student-athletes performed a talent show for residents of Runk & Pratt Senior Living Communities and participated in A Day at the North Pole, hosted in partnership with Hope Out Loud ministry, to provide a fun day for children with disabilities and their families to celebrate the Christmas season. Liberty Athletics also partnered with local ministry Hope is Everything, Inc. to do Christmas shopping for foster children, and Liberty Football served at a local Salvation Army.
