NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) last Wednesday evening collecting and organizing materials donated by fellow student-athletes for the annual Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Drive through Samaritan’s Purse. In total, 71 boxes were collected and will be shipped across the world.
Redshirt sophomore Kristie Robles and junior Kealsie Robles, both field hockey student-athletes at ODU, began participating in the shoebox drive several years ago with their home church and felt that it would be a great opportunity to involve other ODU student-athletes in giving back. In addition to organizing boxes through SAAC, they also involved their entire team and collected 25 boxes from teammates.