ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY QUICK FACTS
• Huskie student- athletes routinely eclipse the 3,000-hour mark in community service
• NIU student-athletes work with several local organizations and charities, inluding DeKalb's Hope Have Shelter, the Salvation Army, and Colleges vs. Cancer
• From Girl Scout slumber parties to reading at local elementary schools to working DeKalb's annual CornFest, the Huskies are active in the DeKalb- Sycamore community
Right: The NIU Track & Field team worked a booth at DeKalb's annual CornFest. Below: Chandler Harnish (left) and Jake Coffman (right) of the NIU football team helped unload items for the University Women's Club for a citywide yard sale. Proceeds from the sale helped fund scholar- ships for local women.
Above: Members of the NIU softball team pay a holiday visit to Hope Haven
Below: Student-athletes from NIU's female sport teams spent the night at the Convocation Center with area Girl Scouts for a slumber party. The Huskies played games and snacked on pizza before turning out the lights at Victor E. Court.
Adam Kiel (left) became the second Huskie and one of only 22 student-athletes nationally named to the 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
