USCAA Members Helping the Community, Environment

Featured below is a community service and Green initiative story featuring USCAA member Penn State Beaver.  We welcome members to share their community service and events with the USCAA. Please send information to www. theuscaa.com

PENN STATE BEAVER WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COMMUNITY SERVICE

"GO GREEN INITATIVE"

On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Penn State Beaver Lady Lions Women's Basketball Program assisted Independence Conservancy's Community Tire Collection program at the Brighton Township, Public Works Complex, 1250 Brighton Road, Beaver, PA 15009. Independence Conservancy is part of the PA Land Trust Association and the organization is the first and only land trust based in Beaver County.

At the tire collection the Lady Lions greeted all patrons, at their vehicle, who brought tires to dispose of and then proceeded to haul, stack, de-rim, and shear the unwanted tires. Approximately 225 tires were handled by the Lady Lions. Following the collection, Independence Conservancy properly disposed the tires and recycled the rims.

For more information on the Independence Conservancy or the community tire program, visit http://www.independenceconservancy.org/communitytire.html

On the following Saturday, October 3, 2009, the Lady Lions aided the Beaver County environment once again as they teamed up this time with Matt Kramer, Pennsylvania Game Commission Officer and Penn State alum, in cleaning up an illegal tire dumping site near the intersection of Watts Mill Road and Cannelton Road (PA State Game Land 285).

The Lady Lions collected tires and trash in an effort to assist the cleanup of this important watershed habitat. For more information on the Pennsylvania Game Commission and its mission to "Manage wildlife and its habitat for current and future generations," contact http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/

The Lady Lions' continuing community service efforts throughout the season hope to educate and inspire community action while preserving the local environment. The Lady Lions will culminate their community service efforts with a "Go Green" Game vs. PSU Dubois on February 1st, 2010 at 6 p.m. The "Go Green" game hopes to bring awareness to World Wetlands Day which is held on February 2^nd.