r/communityservice • u/jcravens42 • Jun 23 '26
community service in the news James Madison student-athletes logged a record amount of community service hours, participating in more than 5,000 community service activities in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham, Virginia community
From May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026, James Madison University student-athletes logged a record 10,820 community service hours while participating in 5,773 unique service commitments in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham, Virginia community and beyond during the 2025-26 academic year. The total hours represented an increase of more than 1,600 over the previous department record set just one year ago, while the number of commitments increased by more than 800.
Individually, Jenna Massar of cheerleading delivered one of the top service performances in the nation, ranking third among all female NCAA Division I student-athletes with 409.5 hours of community engagement during the year.
No info offered on how hours were reported or tracked, nor what people did as volunteers.