Tulane Student-Athletes Participate in Sports Odyssey
Nov 1, 2001 | Football
Nov. 1, 2001
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Tulane University student-athletes representing nearly every intercollegiate team at the school will be a part of Sports Odyssey 2001 - Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, a day of fun for kids and parents prior to Saturday's Tulane-Louisville football game. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Superdome's Southwest Parking Area. Toe Green Wave football game kicks off at 2:30 p.m.
In addition, the Fellowship Foundation will sponsor a large group of children to attend the Green Wave football game. Led by Charles Alexander of Colton Junior High in New Orleans, the Fellowship Foundation is a network of Orleans Parish schools that work together to provide opportunities for underprivileged children in the New Orleans Area. Through the Foundation, several thousand children will attend Saturday's game thanks to the generosity of the RTA, which will transport the kids from their respective schools to the game and back.
Over 3,000 children from kindergarten through fourth grade are expected to attend the Sports Odyssey event. Green Wave student-athletes will participate in sport demonstrations, sign autographs and play with the children as part of Tulane Athletics' community service outreach program. The Tulane student-athletes will be clad in Green Wave apparel. Their involvement is spearheaded by the University's Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB), a group of student-athlete leaders representing all 16 TU teams. Other Sports Odyssey activities include inflatable games, space walks, a bungee cord run and face painting. Participating agencies will also provide displays and free brochures containing information on substance abuse, thus promoting the theme of the event: "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies."
"I like to help kids out and be a good example," said men's basketball player Linton Johnson, "We're college students playing sports and a lot of young kids look up to that. I always want to help out with things like this."
