Hofstra Athletes Help With Recovery Effort in Long Island

Cynthia Marie Wednesday, January 9, 2013

In the feel good news for the week, Hofstra student athletes have been working overtime at helping people, and communities, recover from the ravages of Hurricane Sandy. During a semester that saw Long Island affected by one of the worst storms in history, Hofstra University athletes answered the call to serve their neighbors. Students made trips to towns all over Long Island, cleaning out and repairing homes, organizing clothing and food drives and working tirelessly to help those in need.

“Seeing the difference that I can make in someone’s life makes me truly grateful for every opportunity I have been given,” women’s lacrosse student-athlete Alex Mezzanotte said. “Doing community service is important because it makes us realize how blessed we are and that we can make a difference in this world.”

The students were incredibly busy since the storm. Along with all hurricane relief projects, Hofstra student-athletes have worked on 23 individual and 38 combined community service projects for a total of 1,159 hours of service. That is a lot of time spent away from studies and practice to help with the recovery efforts.

On Nov. 18 more than 100 student-athletes met at James M. Shuart Stadium with a message to all Long Islanders to remain strong during the difficult times. The students brought down canned food items, which were all donated to Island Harvest. They gathered at mid-field and held up large letters, spelling out, “Stay Strong Long Island”.

Many Long Islanders are grateful today for those young people who sacrificed their own time in helping others. That is an event that is a great distraction from the political talks going on today.

cynthiam@longislandyellowpages.com

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