LYNCHBURG, Va. --- A year-long effort from Randolph's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has resulted in a hefty donation for local Special Olympics programs. 

Doubling last year's result, this year's student-athlete group helped raise $2,000 in 2013-14, primarily by selling concessions at Randolph sporting events. 

Each of Randolph's 17 teams participate in this annual fundraiser.

Led by its staff representative Alexis Wagner and its president, senior men's soccer player Jake Hood, the group has helped grow over the last few years, including cancer awareness games this spring.

One of the leading groups which Randolph's SAAC works with is the Special Olympics, specifically the local branch, Special Olympics Virginia.

The entire conference was lauded for the efforts of its member schools in December by the charitable organizaton.  

According to its mission statement, "Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community."

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-- This release is courtesy of the Randolph College sports information department. --