AUGUSTA, GA - Augusta University Athletics finished the Fall 2023 NCAA Helper Helper Service Challenge ranked No. 8 among Division II programs. Since August, AU has logged 1,864 community service hours, highlighting its continued commitment to giving back to the Augusta community. Augusta is one of two Peach Belt Conference schools ranked in the top 25.
 


AU student-athletes have volunteered with various organizations across the CSRA. These organizations include the Georgia Cancer Center, The Augusta Iron Man, Augusta University Residence Life, The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, The Oaks Senior Living Facility, The Children Hospital of Georgia, the CSRA Buddy Walk, Baker Elementary School, the Morris Museum of Art, and the Paceline Ride.

The NCAA, which coordinates community service efforts at its championships, and Helper Helper, a volunteer management and tracking platform, launched the competition in NCAA Divisions I, II and III to recognize student-athletes who volunteer their time and services and their schools that support them.  The competition, which challenges student-athletes to do outreach and get involved in their communities, began in September and ran through Dec. 15. The competition is based on the number of service hours completed and the number of student-athletes at each school who participated in outreach activities. Helper Helper tracks the data throughout the competition.

The total number of service hours for student-athletes in all three divisions who participated was 203,514, which, according to Independent Sector's research calculations of the national value of volunteer hours, would be more than $6.4 million.
 
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