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The men’s soccer team team initiated a community service project over the past few months, collecting sweatshirts/sweaters and hoodies to be donated to the Rome Rescue Mission. The team collected more than 150 articles of clothing and will be dropping them off in Rome next week.

Members of the men’s and women’s golf teams participated in the Jan. 23 HAVOC MLK Service Day.  They moved office furniture and organized files at the Samaritan Counseling Center. A record 195 Hamilton students took part in the 18th annual event, volunteering at 22 local non-profit organizations.

During the fall semester, 12 Hamilton students taught Spanish to students at Clinton Elementary School. These Hamilton students participated in a training workshop in order to learn about teaching methods and to discuss lesson plans. The program began in October and continued through the end of the semester.

Some Hamilton athletes took time from preparing for finals to read to children at several local elementary schools on Dec. 4.  Athletes representing many of Hamilton’s varsity teams went to Sauquoit, Clinton and Whitesboro Elementary Schools and read to K-5th grade classrooms. 

COOP Senior Fellows Sarah Graves '16 and Sarah Thomsen '16, along with John Thomsen '19, played Santa and delivered gifts to children at Upstate Cerebral Palsy in Utica. Hundreds of gifts and numerous food baskets were donated by Hamilton staff and students for the COOP and HAVOC's annual holiday gift drive.

The Hamilton Association for Volunteering, Outreach and Charity (HAVOC) recently donated $1,026. to the Utica Public Library for its backpack exchange program.  The early literacy program offers themed activity backpacks for infants to children age 5.  Each backpack includes books, musical CDs, activities list and educational toys. These are borrowed by parents and caregivers to expand the library experience to the home.

The Hamilton women's lacrosse team organized a drive during the fall semester to collect items on the Utica Rescue Mission's "most needed" list. On Dec. 4 senior captains Margaret Gabriel and Caroline McCarthy, and Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach Nora Fallon-Oben took the goods to the Utica Rescue Mission.

The Hamilton women's lacrosse team organized a drive during the fall semester to collect items on the Utica Rescue Mission's "most needed" list. On Dec. 4 senior captains Margaret Gabriel and Caroline McCarthy, and Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach Nora Fallon-Oben took the goods to the Utica Rescue Mission.

The annual Men's Hockey Date auction on Dec. 2, sponsored by Student Assembly’s Social Traditions committee, was a huge success, raising $708 for the Kelberman Center.  The Center, founded by cardiologist Dr. Michael Kelberman ’80, is a regional center for excellence for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  The organization provides services to more than 1000 children and adults throughout Central New York and employs more than 175 full and part-time staff.

Hunger is a problem in many areas of the country including in the Mohawk Valley. Assisting in addressing this community challenge are two Hamilton student organizations, The Harvest and Hamilton vs Hunger.