THANK YOU Lake Charles and the surrounding areas!!!

For the third consecutive holiday season, McNeese State’s athletics took part in the Southland Conference’s “Twelve Days before Christmas” - a community service project coordinated by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in an effort to reach out to their respective local communities. The Cowboys and Cowgirls partnered with KVHP FOX 29 and the CW to collect toys and raise money for the “Toys for Tots” organization. McNeese’s SAAC challenged all athletic teams to see which team could produce the most toys. A total of 441 toys were raised by the football, soccer, women’s golf, softball, tennis, volleyball, women’s basketball, track and field, and baseball teams. The women’s basketball team brought in the largest amount of toys and won the competition!

LaGrange High School students show their Christmas spirit by donating over 500 toys to the US Marines 2009 Toys for Tots Christmas toy drive. ~ Go Gators!