NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt sophomore Bella LaChance was named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for the women’s basketball 2021-22 season as announced by the league Wednesday.
LaChance has assisted in many nonprofit organizations, some of which are Team Impact, Dancing Dores and HopeKids. These organizations support and include children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses with the hopes of building lifelong bonds and life changing experiences. She has formed relationships with individuals in each of these organizations and has gone above and beyond in connecting and serving the community.
LaChance has also been consistently involved with the Special Olympics through Vanderbilt University service days by playing soccer, assisting stretches and cheering on the athletes participating in the events. LaChance has also spent time at Harvest Hands Food Shelter preparing and handing out meals for some of the homeless communities in the area.
Throughout the season, LaChance has also helped collected toiletries to make hygiene bags to donate to Nashville Rescue Mission for the homeless in the Middle Tennessee area. Her hopes are to join Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and continue serving her community in as many ways as she can.
LaChance is joined on the SEC women’s basketball Community Service Team by Megan Abrams (Alabama), Rylee Langerman (Arkansas), Kiyae’ White (Auburn), Brynn Farrell (Florida), Mikayla Coombs (Georgia), Olivia Owens (Kentucky), Khayla Pointer (LSU), Mimi Reid (Ole Miss), Charlotte Kohl (Mississippi State), Haley Troup (Missouri), Laeticia Amihere (South Carolina), Tamari Key (Tennessee) and Sahara Jones (Texas A&M).
