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Yea r a f te r ye a r, t h e wo m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l te a m logs hundreds of hours ser ving the local For t Wor t h com m uni t y. Chi e f a m o n g t h e s e r v i ce a c t i v i t i e s i s wo r k i n g with area youth, as the Lady Frogs attempt to u se t he i r p osi ti o n s a s ro l e m o d e l s to h ave a p o sit ive im p ac t. Eve n w h e n n o t o u t i n t h e co m m u n i t y, TC U l i kes to tr y and make an impac t. S elec t players
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stay a f te r e a c h ga m e to s i gn a u to gra ph s fo r c hildren, whi le Pro jec t Pur p le i s a p ro gram des i gn e d to co l l e c t a n d d i s t r i b u te f re e t i c k e ts so that thousands of under pr ivelaged youth c an at te nd La d y Fro g g a m e s e a ch s e a s o n .
200 8 -0 9 w O M E N ’S B A S K E T B A L L S E R V I C E A CTI V I TI E S SUPERFROG READING CHALLENGE I n what ha s b e e n on e o f TC U Ath l e ti cs’ m o re po p ular ser vice ac t ivi t ies, st udent- at hletes and S uper Frog v i si t se l e c t e l e m e nta r y s ch o o l s th ro ugho ut t he year fo r a p ro gram i ntended to en cou ra ge st ud e nt s i n Fo r t Wo r th e l e m e nta r y s c ho o ls to read. TA R R A N T A R E A F O O D B A N k V I S I T Lady Fro g b a s k e t b a l l p l aye r s v i s te d t h e Ta r ra nt Area Food Bank on multiple occasions to don ate t i m e a n d e f fo r t fo r t h e “ B a c k p a c k s for K ids” program, which provides un der p r i v i l e ge d c hi l d re n w i th fo o d d u r i n g we e kends when sc ho o l lunc hes are unavai lab le. TCU p l aye r s h e l p e d s t u f f b a c k p a c k s w i t h fo o d t hat was to be distr ibuted to those children th rou ghout t he a re a . FOR T WORTH B RUS H U P The L a d y Fro g s s e r ve d i n t h e f a l l o f 2 0 0 9 a s Pa i nt Team members for the For t Wor th Brush Up progra m, w hi c h wa s o rg a n i ze d fo r vo l u nte e rs to p aint t he ex ter i o r s o f ho m es owned by th e Ci t y of For t Wor th fo r l ow- i n co m e f a m i l i e s, t he elder ly and p er so ns wit h disab i lit ies. CO O k C H I L D R E N ’S H O S P I TA L V O LU N T E E R S E ac h m e mb e r of t he wo m e n’s b a s k e tb a l l te a m sp ent a m i nim um o f 20 ho ur s dur i ng t he 2008- 0 9 a c a d e m i c ye a r v i s i t i n g a n d i nte ra c t i n g with children at the For t Wor th-area Cook Ch ildre n’s H osp i t a l. 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS IN 9 YEARS
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