May 3, 2010 | Jessica Tommaselli

Husky Sport Hosts Hartford Students for a Day on Campus

Josh Lupinek, a master's student, teaches Hartford students how to play soccer during an event celebrating the children's participation in the "Read and Raise" program. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli

<p>Josh Lupinek, a first year masters Sports Management major, teaches Hartford students how to play Soccer during the Husky Sport "Read and Raise Olympic Event". Photo by Jessica Tommaselli</p>
Josh Lupinek, a first year master's student in sports management, teaches Hartford students how to play soccer during the Husky Sport "Read and Raise Olympic Event." About 200 Hartford students and staff spent the day on campus April 30 with 200 UConn students and staff, celebrating the schools' participation in the Read and Raise initiative from December through April. Photos by Jessica Tommaselli
<p>Students from three Hartford schools play Soccer during the Husky Sport "Read and Raise Olympic Event". Photo by Jessica Tommaselli</p>
Students from three Hartford schools play soccer during the Husky Sport event. The students read more than 50,000 books and completed 50,000 worksheets during the Read and Raise initiative.
<p>Students from three Hartford schools play "Sharks and Minnows" with UConn students during the Husky Sport "Read and Raise Olympic Event". Photo by Jessica Tommaselli</p>
Hartford students play "Sharks and Minnows" with UConn students. Read and Raise is part of an effort to raise more than $30,000 to donate to Emeka Okafor's "One Million African Lives" initiative to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.