Quackin' Action Community Event Set for May 31
EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon Athletic Department and O Heroes recently announced that it will hold its annual Quackin’ Action community event on Sunday, May 31, at the Moshofsky Center. Approximately 250 kids from Springfield elementary schools have been invited to spend the day with UO student-athletes in an effort to learn “How to be a good Duck.”
“The main thing is that we are giving back to the community,” said Katie Harbert, UO’s Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development. “These kids and their families support our programs, and we wanted to give back to show how much we appreciate their support.”
The event will feature five work stations: Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Fitness, Nutrition and Safety. The participating youth will rotate through the stations, which will be conducted by the student-athletes. Local fire fighters and police officers will assist in conducting the safety station.
“It is great for us to work with different people from different sports,” said senior Tori Mayard, a member UO’s Team Stunts and Gymnastics squad, who was one of several student-athletes involved in coordinating the event. “We all have athletics in common. Now we can all come together to help the local community."
Prior to the stations, the Duck pep band and spirit squad will be in attendance to help teach UO's fight song to the kids.
After working through the stations, the kids will have an opportunity to receive autographs from UO student-athletes. There will also be snacks, which will be served toward the end of the event.
The Oregon “O” Heroes program is a student-athlete non-profit organization that operates under the direction of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The executive members of SAAC serve as the board of directors of the O Heroes program. The goal of O Heroes is to create a single identity for all community service initiatives and to see involvement from all student-athletes, staff, faculty, and campus community. Service is one aspect of three areas in which student-athletes feel they are able to excel. The other areas are health and education.
“The main thing is that we are giving back to the community,” said Katie Harbert, UO’s Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development. “These kids and their families support our programs, and we wanted to give back to show how much we appreciate their support.”
The event will feature five work stations: Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Fitness, Nutrition and Safety. The participating youth will rotate through the stations, which will be conducted by the student-athletes. Local fire fighters and police officers will assist in conducting the safety station.
“It is great for us to work with different people from different sports,” said senior Tori Mayard, a member UO’s Team Stunts and Gymnastics squad, who was one of several student-athletes involved in coordinating the event. “We all have athletics in common. Now we can all come together to help the local community."
Prior to the stations, the Duck pep band and spirit squad will be in attendance to help teach UO's fight song to the kids.
After working through the stations, the kids will have an opportunity to receive autographs from UO student-athletes. There will also be snacks, which will be served toward the end of the event.
The Oregon “O” Heroes program is a student-athlete non-profit organization that operates under the direction of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The executive members of SAAC serve as the board of directors of the O Heroes program. The goal of O Heroes is to create a single identity for all community service initiatives and to see involvement from all student-athletes, staff, faculty, and campus community. Service is one aspect of three areas in which student-athletes feel they are able to excel. The other areas are health and education.
