LINDSAY MARTIN
OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY has been selected the SCAC
Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for
the week ending February 21, 2010.
Martin, a senior from Longview, Texas, is a
two-time diving all-American for the Tigers and has been equally
dynamic with her charitable contributions both in the San Antonio
community and abroad.
While at Trinity, Martin has worked with a
microfinance nonprofit in the company's marketing department -
attempting to get more funds for loans to small business owners,
which in turn, helps spur economic growth.
She has also done mentor with the SAMM shelter and also worked with
the local food bank. Martin has worked with RAMP -
an organization who builds ramps on houses for disabled people who
cannot afford it.
Martin has also volunteered at Heroes for Children
- a nonprofit for children with cancer) and has assisted locally
with Habitat for Humanity and the Ronald McDonald house.
During a recent summer, Martin lived in Bolivia
and worked with the International Orphanage Union.