Southern Conference Adopt-A-Class Program

With the cooperation of all 11 women's basketball teams, the Southern Conference Adopt-A-Class program has been initiated for the 2010-11 season. The program is designed to create a tie between SoCon student-athletes and elementary school children in the greater Chattanooga community, site of the 2011 SoCon women's basketball tournament.

"We hope the Adopt-A-Class initiative will be beneficial to both parties," said conference Commissioner John Iamarino. "It is a nice community project for our student-athletes to participate in and it will strengthen their position as positive role models for grade school children in the Chattanooga area."

Throughout the basketball season, the conference will be sending pictures, player profiles and assorted logo items to the teachers of the 22 elementary classes (two per SoCon team). SoCon athletes will exchange cards and notes electronically, as well as in the mail.

Grade school teachers will be encouraged to create a bulletin board display of their adopted SoCon team to follow their progress all season. All children in the program will receive vouchers for free admission to a session of the SoCon women's basketball tournament, which runs March 3-7 in Chattanooga's McKenzie Arena.

Meredith Fox is the coordinator of the program. She may be contacted at mefox@socon.org.