CSC Athletics give back through The Big Event to the community that supports them

CSC athletes gave back to the community and made up a large part of volunteers at The Big Event, Saturday.

The CSC women’s basketball team headed out early Saturday morning to clean up a local residence, while the men’s basketball team helped with another community member’s yard.

The football athletes returned to Wilson Park, a recurring job site for The Big Event, to help spread mulch around the park’s playground and the arboretum. They also cleaned up trash.

“The football team comes here every year and does this. It’s a big help for the city of Chadron and we really do appreciate it. … Having a day like today make it really worth while for the city,” said Scott Schremmer, the parks, cemetery and airport superintendent.

The track athletes split up to cover numerous job sites throughout Chadron after a late start in The Big Event due to their practice. The volleyball team spread mulch around the trees at the Dawes County Courthouse.

Volleyball Coach Riann Mullis said, “This is our third year since I’ve been here. I think it’s a great opportunity to give back to the community of Chadron. They do so much for the college and it’s just a great environment, so any time we have the opportunity to give back we want to contribute.”

CSC athletes witness great support from the community, and they see The Big Event as a chance to give back.

Member of the football team, Jake Geil, 22, senior of Casper, Wyoming, said, “[I]t’s really good for our football team to give back to the community because they are always supporting us. It’s great to come out, especially to this park where kids play and we can make it safer and make the job easier on everyone else.”

“I think that [The Big Event] has had a positive effect on me because a lot of us are so busy that we don’t normally take the time out of our day to go volunteer,” said volleyball player Timmi Kiesel, 20, junior of Sterling, Colorado. “It’s really cool that the whole community can get together and give back.”

The volleyball team and the football team worked at public job sites, but the track athletes were able to see the impact of The Big Event at local residences.

“It felt good to get out and help people in our community. I could tell everyone was very thankful for the work we did for them,” Christina Frick, 21, junior of Fort Morgan, Colorado.