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[INSTITUTION NAME] NAMES [STUDENT-ATHLETE NAME] AS ITS COCA-COLA COMMUNITY ALL-AMERICAN
[Dateline] [Date] -- [Institution name] today announced that [student-athlete] has been selected as its Coca-Cola Community All-American for [his/her] excellence in community service. The Coca-Cola Community All-Americans program is all about recognizing, celebrating and applauding student-athletes who are making a difference in their communities.
[Student-athlete] distinguished [himself or herself] by [mention some of the impact of their volunteer efforts] [mention their level of involvement] [mention the diversity of their community service activities] [mention the number of community activities/service hours].
"We are extremely proud of all our student-athletes and the tremendous commitments they've made to this institution and our community through their community service efforts," said [Institution Athletics Director]. "In addition to bringing national attention to the issues of volunteerism and community involvement, the Coca-Cola Community All-Americans program provides a platform for colleges and universities to honor and recognize student-athletes, like [student-athlete], for their outstanding contributions to the communities in which they live, learn, work and play."
As a Coca-Cola Community All-American, [student-athlete] will be [institution name]'s nominee at the national level. A panel of representatives from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) will select six student-athletes from NCAAź, NAIATM and Junior/Community College member institutions as national Coca-Cola Community All-Americans. The final Coca-Cola Community All-Americans and their institutions will be recognized this summer at the annual NACDA Convention. Additionally, the six national Coca-Cola Community All-Americans will receive an award and Coca-Cola will make a $5,000 donation to the community/philanthropic cause of their choice.
The Cola-Cola Company teamed with NACDA to recognize community service in intercollegiate athletics.
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Editor's Note: About Coca-Cola Community All-Americans:
Visit the Coca-Cola Community All-Americans website for additional information and updates on the program: www.nacda.com/cccaa.
About The Coca-Cola Company:
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's best-known brand,
he Company markets four of the world's top five soft drink brands, including diet Coke, Fanta, and Spite, and a wide range of other
beverages, including diet and light soft drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees and sport drinks. Through the world's
largest distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate exceeding 1 billion serving
each day. For more information about The Coca-Cola Company, please visit our website at www.coca-cola.com.
About the national association of collegiate directors of athletics:
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is now in its 41st year, is the professional and educational association for more than 6,100 college athletics directors, associates, assistants and conference administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Through its series of management seminars, clinics and workshops and publication of the bi-monthly magazine
Athletics Administration, NACDA offers educational opportunities to its members.
More than 1,200 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention. NACDA also operates the U.S. Sports Academy Directors'
Cup program, which honors the all-sports champion in each of the NCAA Divisions -- I, II and III -- and the
NAIATM, for a total of four trophies.
