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NCCAA Kicks Off Championship Outreach 

Panama City Beach, Florida - The 2010-11 NCCAA Championship calendar got off to a great start last night with the Tee-Off Dinner at the Men's Golf Championship.  While many see the highlight of the event as earning the championship banner, the real highlight is the opportunity for NCCAA student-athletes and coaches to hold their Christian Service Project (CSP) before the event kicks off.  The eighteen qualifying teams hosted residents of the Panama City Rescue Mission and presented them with care packages.  This interaction and hands-on ministry effort is the latest in a four year partnership tied to the event.  NCCAA team members took time to minister to the Mission residents and pray with them. 

The mission residents then shared a song with the NCCAA teams which was left to them from Michael Cooper, Men's Program Director who passed away in July from cancer.  Stressing the mission of the men/women of God, the song further confirmed that the NCCAA is about mission first and competition second.  It was a way for the residents to minister to those in attendance at the dinner. 

The championship will begin today as teams begin play in the 54 hole event at 8:00 AM at The Hombre Golf Club.  Dallas Baptist University is the defending team champion.

This CSP is the first of the 2010-11 campaign.  For the third year, a nationwide food drive will be conducted by NCCAA member institutions, staff and friends.  The goal is to collect and donate 10,000 pounds (5 tons) of food this year through the regional championship games.  Last year, NCCAA student-athletes, coaches and staff collected and donated 14,000 pounds (7 tons) of food, over $2,500 cash AND 1,300 pounds of clothes to food pantries and shelters in communities nationwide.  

Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, the NCCAA strives to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ through its 23 National Championships and Invitationals.  For more information on the NCCAA, contact the NCCAA National Office at (864) 250-1199, by email, info@thenccaa.org, or visit  www.thenccaa.org. 

More information on NCCAA Christian Service Projects can be found at http://www.thenccaa.org/service_projects.html

More information on the NCCAA Golf Championship can be found at  http://www.thenccaa.org/mensgolf.htm