Photos from the Florida Gators' service abroad trip to South Africa
The GatorMade program has completed its second service abroad mission, taking 13 Florida football players a 10-day trip in Cape Town, South Africa. Last summer, GatorMade brought 16 UF athletes — including 10 football players — to Greece for 10 days.
The Gators who went to Cape Town were running back Trevor Etienne, center Kingsley Eguakun, wide receiver Aidan Mizell, defensive linemen Chris McClellan and Tyreak Sapp, defensive backs Devin Moore, Jaydon Hill and Ja’Markis Weston, outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen and inside linebackers Teradja Mitchell, Derek Wingo, Scooby Williams and Justin Pelic.
Joining the 13 players in South Africa was senior director of GatorMade and player relations Savannah Bailey, football Business Manager and GatorMade coordinator Diane Lebon, associate director of digital strategy Tamsyn Stonebarger, and assistant for college personnel and on-campus recruiting Chase Clark.
Below are photos and a couple videos from the trip. Unless noted, the photos were taken by Stonebarger.
Florida Gators in Cape Town
The GatorMade contingent touches down in Cape Town.
An immersive experience of music, food and fellowship on the first night.
On day two the Gators visited Rise Above Development, a youth center, sports facility and community garden in Lavender Hill.
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GatorMade at the popular tourist attraction Table Mountain, a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town. It’s the most visited national park in South Africa.
The Gators saw lions, elephants, zebras and more on a safari tour.
RAD’s Mark Nicholson met the Gators at the airport to wish them farewell. “Safe travels back to Florida guys lavenderhill loves you,” Nicholson wrote on Instagram.
About GatorMade in South Africa
During the 10-day trip to Cape Town, the Gators traveled 7,888 miles for their service abroad mission and volunteered 500-plus cumulative service hours in South Africa. One of the projects they worked on was constructing water tanks for the Lavender Hill youth through ‘For The Love of Water’ (FLOW), a non-profit organization.
Etienne experienced a special moment at Lavender Hill with Mark Nicholson, the RAD youth empowerment and community liaison officer. Hill has run the Lavender Hill Football Club (LHFC) for the last 15 years, training numerous youth within the community.
