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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College Pioneer Student Athlete Advisory Council (PSAAC) raised close to $600 at the College’s Pack the Arena Day.  PSAAC raffled off a HD Television at the Tusculum/Catawba College basketball doubleheader held on Jan. 14. 

The group raised $597 for the raffle, moving the group’s total up to $1,472.05 for this academic year, which will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, the organization’s chosen philanthropy.

PSAAC has already surpassed last year’s total of $1,146.68 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

PSAAC, the student athlete advisory committee for Tusculum’s 14 intercollegiate sports, has collected funds at home athletic events, while also holding theme based fundraisers for this worthy cause.

Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.

The purpose of PSAAC is to generate a student-athlete voice within Tusculum College, solicit student-athlete response to proposed NCAA Division II legislation, suggest potential NCAA legislation, organize community service efforts and create a vehicle for student-athletes’ representation on campus-wide and conference-wide committees.

During the 2010-2011 academic year, the Tusculum College athletic department performed over 1,300 hours of community service for Greene County and the East Tennessee region.

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference which is comprised of ten colleges and universities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.