BOSTON - Boston University's Department of Athletics and BU's Office of Government & Community Affairs will host a special two-day summer sports camp on Tuesday, July 25 and Wednesday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on BU's athletic fields. The event will allow more than 70 children ages 8 through 12 from the Boston Center for Youth and Families' Leahy-Holloran Community Center (BCYF, Leahy-Halloran) to spend two days playing games on a college campus while being mentored by BU student-athletes and coaches.

Camp activities will include basketball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, and other games. In addition, campers will be served lunch at BU's West Campus Dining Hall with BU student-athletes and coaches on hand to talk to campers about college life and the importance of an education.

"These two days will be a wonderful opportunity to engage the community by welcoming local campers from the Boston Center for Youth and Families to our campus and instructing them in a variety of sports as well as educating them about Boston University," Director of Athletics Drew Marrochello said. "Our athletic department is mindful of the impact we can have, and I hope this experience will be as meaningful for the kids as I'm sure it will be for our athletes and coaches."

The BU Summer Sports Camp is based on Boston University's and BCYF's shared mission that a college education should be available to children of all economic backgrounds.