Temple University Athletics
Temple Football Players Visit Children at St. Christopher's Hospital
12.18.08 | Football
Dec. 18, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - They're a little bigger than Santa's elves, but 11 Temple football players still had fun spreading holiday cheer to children in the oncology wing at St. Christopher's Hospital in North Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.
Led by freshman OL walk-on Steve Ciocci (Royersford, Pa.), the players handed out child-sized Christmas stockings, hand stuffed with candy and homemade cookies, courtesy of the Ciocci Family.
The players also signed Temple football posters for the patients. The Owls then split into groups and visited individual patient rooms. Some visits were just a few minutes to wish the patients and their families "happy holidays", while other room visits consisted of playing board games and Madden on the Wii game system with the patients.
"The hospital staff was very impressed with our group and were happy to see us roaming the halls," said Ryan McNamee, Director of Player Personnel. "The players did a tremendous job, volunteering their time and taking a study break during final exams to spread holiday cheer to those children and their families who have to spend this holiday season in the hospital."
Ciocci's teammates that helped spread holiday cheer included: freshman OL Pat Boyle (Towson, Md.), freshman OL Sean Boyle (Towson, Md.), junior OT Marcus Brown (Upper Marlboro, Md.), freshman OL Steve Caputo (Kennett Square, Pa.), freshman WR Vaughn Carraway (Laureldale, Pa.), sophomore FB Rob Feeley (Seekonk, Mass.), freshman WR/DB Kevin Kroboth (Nazareth, Pa.), freshman OL Wayne Tribue (York, Pa.), sophomore LB Paul Turkavage (Girardville, Pa.), freshman LB Quinten White, Jr. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
