Six student athletes and two coaches from Case Western Reserve University took time out of their busy schedules to assist the Cory United Methodist Church with its 12th annual Pre-Thanksgiving Day meal.

The group helped prepare and serve free hot meals on a cold November evening to nearly 400 attendants.

"The athletes here at Case amaze me more and more every day," said Kristin Hughes, the university's interim athletic director. "They have a lot on their plates, and for them to care enough to volunteer what little spare time they have to a needy cause is very humbling to me."

Freshman 125-pound wrestler Tom Chambers from Lakewood, Ohio; 157-pounder Pat Jeffers from Kent, Ohio; senior 197-pounder Josh Schmidt from St. Mary's, Pa.; and assistant wrestling coach Paul Hodermarsky all took part in the community service at the church, also known as Temple Anshe Emeth, on East 105th Street near the Case campus.

Volunteers representing the women's soccer team were sophomore midfielders and twin sisters Beth and Cara Stepanczuk from Munster, Ind., sophomore Lauren Gaeta from Parkton, Md., and head coach Emily Donovan.

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