Abby Lutzenkirchen Named to 2015 SEC Community Service Team
11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference named Crimson Tide defender Abby Lutzenkirchen to the 2015 Community Service Team on Thursday. The SEC Community Service Team highlights one athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
During her four years with the Crimson Tide, Lutzenkirchen has put in numerous hours of community service in the Tuscaloosa community, across the state of Alabama and internationally. The Tide captain has gone on numerous mission trips to Puerto Rico during her four years at the Capstone, and has worked for various charitable efforts in the local community.
She has participated each year in Alabama Athletics Department's annual Halloween Extravaganza. The event provides an opportunity for local youth and their families to visit with Alabama student-athletes while also taking part in sport-specific games for a night of fun. She is also a member of Alabama's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which focuses on enhancing student-athlete experience while promotion opportunities for service and leadership on campus.
Lutzenkirchen has logged the most hours of service helping out her family's charity, the Lutzie 43 Foundation.
The Lutzie 43 Foundation was established in memory of her late brother, Philip Lutzenkirchen, shortly after his death in 2014. The objective of the Foundation is to pass on Philip's many remarkable characteristics in terms of community service, leadership and service to others. The Lutzie 43 Foundation aims to develop the character of young people and their influencers by focusing on leadership, charity, compassion, mentorship, hard work, honesty and faith through education and real-world application. For more information on how you can donate or contribute to the Lutzie 43 Foundation, visit Lutzie43.org.
Lutzenkirchen currently helps plan events and with the curriculum for the Foundation. The Lutzie 43 Foundation recently held their first ever 5k run in August which is scheduled to become an annual event. As of November, 2015, they are planning on partnering with Georgia high schools to do a prom for special needs students each fall. The Foundation is also planning to host a golf tournament in Auburn, Ala.
This 2015 SEC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year, Lutzenkirchen owns a 3.96 grade point average as a public relations major, a program that ranks near the top nationally. She also received recognition from CoSIDA/Capital One for her efforts in the classroom, earning All-District 5 First Team honors in 2015.
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