About Share The Shell

University of Maryland Athletics

Vision:
Through service learning and engagement, the Share the Shell program will provide a platform for University of Maryland student-athletes and staff to make a lasting impact on the community.

Mission:
The Share the Shell program facilitates opportunities to develop and build collaborative relationships. The program commits to addressing social issues that impact local, national, and global communities.

Our Three Pillars:

Education
Health & Wellness
Community Development

Guiding Principles:

Develop and build mutually beneficial and collaborative relationships with campus organizations, community members and partners.
Using a variety of platforms, develop a plan to communicate internally and externally about program successes and community service and service-learning opportunities
Assist student-athletes and teams in identifying and supporting causes important to them

SAAC Initiatives

Terpsgiving SAAC Canned Food Drive

SAAC partnered with the Office of Community Engagement to help decrease food insecurity on their campus and in the community. The goal was for the student-athletes on various teams to work together and to reach at least 1,000 donations between all the teams.

Terpsgiving 2022

Adopt-A-Family Holiday Drive

Maryland Athletics partners with Prince George's Child Resource Center (PGCRC) to provide holiday presents to families in need. PGCRC sends over holiday wish lists from various families in need to Maryland athletics student-athletes and staff. The individual teams pool money together and then actually go out to the stores and purchase the respective gifts, which often include anything from toys, to winter gear, to school supplies. There is then a SAAC Wrapping Party that comes after the gifts have been bought. Over 50 student-athletes gathered to wrap the gifts that were purchased so they could be properly delivered in the holiday spirit.

Adopt-A-Family 2022

Big Impact Reading Week

Big Impact Reading Week is a Big Ten Conference initiative where student-athletes visit schools to read to young people, promoting literacy, empathy, and inclusivity. This program empowers student-athletes to make a positive impact through community engagement.