Rodgers Does Good Work
7/15/2014 11:17:00 AM | Football
Sam Rodgers Nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Senior long snapper Sam Rodgers has made community service a top priority in his time with the Orange and he has been nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his efforts.
Rodgers, who was also nominated in 2013, has been active in numerous community service organizations, most recently making his second mission trip to Haiti and working to establish a chapter of Uplifting Athletes at Syracuse.
The State College, Pennsylvania native has made a trip to Haiti in May in each of the last two years with Poverty Resolutions. Rodgers made the trip with his family and Syracuse student-athletes and assisted on a number of projects while there while partnering with the Mission of Grace Orphanage in the country.
Rodgers taught the children English and helped build green houses for the orphanage. He also ran a soccer clinic for more than 100 children from the surrounding village and was able to provide soccer balls, cleats and shoes to many of the kids in attendance.
The Syracuse chapter of Uplifting Athletes, which Rodgers helped to start and is currently the president of, is a member of the national Uplifting Athletes organization that aligns college football with rare diseases and raises them to national priority through outreach, research and advocacy.
The Syracuse chapter raises awareness and funds to combat brain tumors, a cause Rodgers and the chapter decided on after former Orange punter Rob Long was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2010.
Rodgers is also active with the Building Men program and the Ronald McDonald House with his teammates.
A two-time selection to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team, Rodgers was named a Remembrance Scholar for 2014-15 at Syracuse. The Remembrance Scholarship is one of the highest awards a Syracuse student can receive and was established in honor of the 35 Syracuse students studying abroad that were among the 270 men, women and children who were killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. The Remembrance Scholarship is given to seniors for distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community.
Rodgers has been the team's long snapper in all 38 games in the last three seasons.
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which was established in 1992, recognizes players whose charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among all other student-athletes participating in college football today. Rodgers is one of a record 184 nominees for the team, which will be 11 players selected from the nominees.
Three former SU student-athletes were members of the AFCA Good Works Team, including Matt Tarullo (2004), Graham Manley (2003) and Kyle Johnson (2000).
Season tickets for 2014, which start at $99, and the three-game package that includes Villanova, Florida State and a third home game in the Dome of the fan's choice ($125 per package) are available now online (www.Cuse.com), by phone (888-DOMETIX), at Destiny USA kiosks and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B). In addition, discounted group tickets (20+), with prices as low as $10 each, are available for all home games by calling the Ticket Sales office (443-3212).
Tickets for the 'Syracuse Section' for the 2014 New York's College Classic vs. Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium are on sale now, starting at $80, via www.NYCollegeClassic.com, phone (888-DOMETIX, Option Zero), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B).
For complete coverage of Syracuse and Syracuse football, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Orange & Syracuse Football) and Twitter (@Cuse & @CuseFootball). Check out exclusive videos on Orange All-Access and behind-the-scenes pictures on Instagram (syracuseathletics).
Rodgers, who was also nominated in 2013, has been active in numerous community service organizations, most recently making his second mission trip to Haiti and working to establish a chapter of Uplifting Athletes at Syracuse.
The State College, Pennsylvania native has made a trip to Haiti in May in each of the last two years with Poverty Resolutions. Rodgers made the trip with his family and Syracuse student-athletes and assisted on a number of projects while there while partnering with the Mission of Grace Orphanage in the country.
Rodgers taught the children English and helped build green houses for the orphanage. He also ran a soccer clinic for more than 100 children from the surrounding village and was able to provide soccer balls, cleats and shoes to many of the kids in attendance.
The Syracuse chapter of Uplifting Athletes, which Rodgers helped to start and is currently the president of, is a member of the national Uplifting Athletes organization that aligns college football with rare diseases and raises them to national priority through outreach, research and advocacy.
The Syracuse chapter raises awareness and funds to combat brain tumors, a cause Rodgers and the chapter decided on after former Orange punter Rob Long was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2010.
Rodgers is also active with the Building Men program and the Ronald McDonald House with his teammates.
A two-time selection to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team, Rodgers was named a Remembrance Scholar for 2014-15 at Syracuse. The Remembrance Scholarship is one of the highest awards a Syracuse student can receive and was established in honor of the 35 Syracuse students studying abroad that were among the 270 men, women and children who were killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. The Remembrance Scholarship is given to seniors for distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community.
Rodgers has been the team's long snapper in all 38 games in the last three seasons.
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which was established in 1992, recognizes players whose charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among all other student-athletes participating in college football today. Rodgers is one of a record 184 nominees for the team, which will be 11 players selected from the nominees.
Three former SU student-athletes were members of the AFCA Good Works Team, including Matt Tarullo (2004), Graham Manley (2003) and Kyle Johnson (2000).
Season tickets for 2014, which start at $99, and the three-game package that includes Villanova, Florida State and a third home game in the Dome of the fan's choice ($125 per package) are available now online (www.Cuse.com), by phone (888-DOMETIX), at Destiny USA kiosks and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B). In addition, discounted group tickets (20+), with prices as low as $10 each, are available for all home games by calling the Ticket Sales office (443-3212).
Tickets for the 'Syracuse Section' for the 2014 New York's College Classic vs. Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium are on sale now, starting at $80, via www.NYCollegeClassic.com, phone (888-DOMETIX, Option Zero), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B).
For complete coverage of Syracuse and Syracuse football, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Orange & Syracuse Football) and Twitter (@Cuse & @CuseFootball). Check out exclusive videos on Orange All-Access and behind-the-scenes pictures on Instagram (syracuseathletics).
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