Falk College's Sport Management Club Raises $48,000 at 19th Charity Auction
The at Syracuse University raised $48,000 for Tillie鈥檚 Touch as a result of its 19th Annual Charity Sports Auction.
During the Syracuse men鈥檚 basketball game on Nov. 28, supporters purchased items and placed bids on sports memorabilia, electronics, jewelry, gift baskets, experiences, books and trips, among other items. In addition to the in-person event, an online auction was held where online supporters placed bids on hundreds of items.
strives to make children鈥檚 dreams of playing a sport possible while helping them to achieve academic excellence. Tillie鈥檚 Touch provides the necessary sports and/or school equipment for a child when their family is unable to do so.
served as the title sponsor for the 2023 auction.
Sport management seniors Zach Roth, Jacob Geisinger and Alex Grossman served as co-chairs for the event.
The SPM Club is a student-run organization in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics鈥 . Since its founding in 2005, the club has raised more than $712,000 for local charities. Previous beneficiaries of the club鈥檚 annual charity auction include Boys & Girls Clubs, Golisano Children鈥檚 Hospital, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY, the Central New York SPCA, the Upstate Cancer Center, Special Olympics New York, Food Bank of CNY, the Salvation Army, Rescue Mission Alliance, American Diabetes Association, Make A Wish CNY, Meals on Wheels, the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center and Vera House.
鈥淥ur Sport Management Club was founded on the principles of teaching our membership the value of civic engagement, community service and social responsibility through sports,鈥 says , Rhonda S. Falk Endowed Professor and director of sport management, who also serves as the organization鈥檚 faculty advisor. 鈥淭he countless hours of dedication by these students to ensure that the proceeds from our charity auction would benefit our community is extremely gratifying.鈥
The Sport Management Club meets weekly during the academic year. For more information about the annual Charity Auction, visit , , 聽or the .
To promote the auction, student organizers appeared on WSYR鈥檚 “” program, and .
