TAMIU Annual Report 2018

2018 Annual Report / IMPACT TAMIU softball and volleyball student-athletes served as judges for the Laredo Big Bad BBQ competition on Nov. 9-10 at Uni-Trade Stadium. The event, organized by TAMIU Building Homes for Heroes Baseball BBQ pit master Tony Vedia, brought the best BBQ in South Texas to the community with the proceeds benefitting Operation Peacemaker, a local nonprofit that assists police officers in times of emergency. TAMIU Student-Athletes honor local military veterans through service with Volunteers Serving The Need (VSTN), a local nonprofit that provides essential services to financially disadvantaged veterans. Here, cross country athletes are performing warehouse duties for a VSTN Work Day. 77% Student Athlete Volunteer Participation 1,412 Hours Community Service 40 Events Attended 23 Organizations helped 49 Institution Impact score Volunteers serving the need Top organizations served: south texas food bank TAMIU women’s basketball has completed 248 community service hours this year, with many of those hours served at the South Texas Food Bank. 23