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Bulldogs in the Community
Being a student-athlete at the University of Minnesota Duluth means more than just academics and sports. It's about learning some of life's simple lessons, such as it is always better to give than to receive. Community service work has been a focal point of Bulldog athletics almost since its inception. UMD student-athletes, as well as coaches and staff, continuously seek opportunities to volunteer their time and reciprocate the support that Duluth and the surrounding communities has generously given Bulldog athletics for the past seven decades.
The Bulldogs have been involved in countless charitable projects, including Adopt-A-Highway, Pucks Against Poverty, City of Duluth Clean-Up Project, American Heart Association's Heart Walk, Toys for Tots, The Teddy Bear Toss, Buddy Walk, Habitat for Humanity, Jump for Heart, Lion's Club Pancake Day, Adopt-A-School, Walk-A-Mile (United Developmental Achievement Center), Kid's Fest, Mentor Duluth Appreciation Night, Daffodil Days (American Cancer Society), the Grant Elementary School Reading Partners program, and YMCA Kid's Day. UMD student-athletes have also volunteered at the Boy's and Girl's Club of Duluth, the Damiano Center, Animal Allies, the Youth In Action group, and the Salvation Army Gift Wrapping Booth, various elementary schools, youth clinics, carnivals, parties, dinners and hospital visits.
The UMD athletic department is committed to providing the Duluth, Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin communities with the time, effort and enthusiasm of close to 450 student-athletes, coaches, staff, and even Champ the Bulldog. If the Bulldogs can help your organization or school in any way, please contact the UMD Athletic Department at (218) 726-8168.
DUCHENE RECEIVES SHJON PODEIN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR 2009-10
Senior soccer midfielder and Chanhassen, Minn., native Kelly Duchene is the 2009-10 recipient of the Shjon Podein Community Service Award, which has been presented annually since 2003 to a UMD student-athlete who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the field of play and has made noteworthy humanitarian contributions in the Duluth and University communities. Since transferring to UMD from the University of Colorado in the fall of 2007, Duchene has been heavily involved in a number of volunteering endeavors such as organizing the soccer Bulldogs' Adopt--A-Family project through the Salvation Army the past two winters, participating in the 2009 and 2010 United Developmental Achievement Center's Walk-A-Mile Campaign, coordinating a clothing drive in December 2009 for the Salvation Army, assisting at Animal Allies and the Westwood Senior Apartments, and lending her services in the Grant Elementary School Reading Partner program this semester. A two-time All-NSIC honorable mention selection and a member of the NSIC All-Academic Team as a junior and senior, Duchene was a team co-captain with the 2009 NSIC Tournament champion Bulldogs.