Texas Tech Athletics is committed to serving the community that supports them. Through community service activities the Red Raider student athletes are able to give back to the community that cheers them to victory. By giving back to the community, the student athlete also benefits by expanding their character and experiencing the personal satisfaction that comes with helping others.

Red Raider student athletes participate in a variety of community service projects throughout the year including visiting schools, nursing homes, community centers, hospitals, participating in the Red Raider Speakers Bureau, and many more worthwhile events.

The CHAMPS/Life Skills Team Award is also presented annually by the Texas Tech Life Skills Coordinator in order to recognize the Texas Tech intercollegiate athletic team who has shown outstanding service leadership in the campus and Lubbock community. The winning team has committed themselves to providing leadership and service to the campus and the community and serves as role models for Texas Tech Athletics.

Community Service Activities include:

• Community Service training and opportunities
• Read with the Red Raiders Program
• Red Raider Speaker's Bureau
• Adopt a Family Program
• 100 Holes of Golf
• Hospital visits
• School visits
• Special Olympics
• National Student-Athlete Day
• Big 12 Community Champion
• Community Center visits
• Take a kid to the game day
• Ronald McDonald House
• Christmas cards for nursing home
• Habitat for Humanity
• Welcome Week
• Race for the Cure
• National Young Readers Day
• Lunch with the Red Raiders
• Red Raider Mentors
• Carillon Retirement Community Exercise class
• Red Raider Nights
• Guadalupe/Parkway neighborhood center