LAFAYETTE, La., July 29 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:
What began as one University of Louisiana at Lafayette student-athlete's effort to give back quickly grew into a team-wide movement to serve the community.
On Wednesday, members of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team traveled to Ossun Elementary to deliver 50 backpacks and school supplies to students. The team also donated an additional 50, with accompanying supplies, to Paul Breaux Middle School later that day. The donation drive, totaling nearly $5,000 in goods, started when defensive end Tito Chikere used his own money to buy backpacks for local students.
As teammates learned of Chikere's plans, they began pitching in. Soon, pl...