LAFAYETTE – On Thursday, Feb. 14, a group of student-athletes from the Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics Department  visited children at Lafayette General Medical Center. 

The student-athletes focus was to attempt to lift the moods of patients who might have been missing out on Valentine’s class parties by passing out Valentine’s Day treats. 

Members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committe organized Thursday’s visit to Lafayette General, continuing a tradition of Valentine’s Day visits to patients which began two years ago with a trip to Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Lafayette.

Thursday’s trip continued the athletic department’s emphasis on community service which has already included delivering Halloween candy to patients at Women’s and Children’s Hosiptal, partnering with United Way to offer discounted tickets to the Dec. 22 Duquesne men’s basketball game, the Louisiana Lunch Money Carnival in October just to name a few.