MEN & WOMEN CROSS COUNTRY TRICK - OR - TREAT
                                                    INTO COMMUNITY


October 31, 2007 - Raleigh, NC - It can almost be declared as an "American tradition" for immeasurable amounts of sweet treats to be purchased and distributed on the last day of October, universally referred to as Halloween. Everyone, from little kids to big kids, is anxious to have their hands or empty containers filled with sugar coated sweets. Well, this year the Men & Women Cross Country decided that "it was better to give than receive."


Head Coach William Montague led his talented male and female student-athletes to take part in an admirable community service event. The special event was a hand extended invitation from Christopher Moore, Director of Raleigh Parks & Recreation's Halifax Community Center. Mr. Moore, who is also a valuable volunteer with Shaw's Department of Sports Information, and the Cross Country teams devoted their afternoon to deliver door-to-door bagged treats to three floors of the Capital Park & Parkview Manor Senior Citizens Center located behind Peace College in downtown Raleigh. Shaw's student-athletes were warmly welcomed with smiling hearts and sincere "thank you" responses.  Both teams departed with wishes for best wishes in the upcoming season as well as a raving request for their rapid return to visit.


The attending members of outing were as followed: Ashley Ligon, Jessica Collins, Ashley Bledsoe, Joi Briscoe, Delilah Badgett, Donyelle Murdock, Shareka Mitchell, Donchelle Florence, Christopher Harris, Jared Arnold, Craig Perkins, Marc Allen, Corey Hargrove, Vitalis Wekheye, William Robinson and Coach William Montague.



Demarcus Merritt
Shaw University 
Director of Sports Information