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June 21, 2010

VIP Sports Camp

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I volunteered as a councilor at a summer sports camp for blind and visually impaired athletes. I was looking for an experience to familiarize myself with just another disability that affects so many individuals, but what I got was an experience that taught me so much about the blind and visually impaired community, and just an experience working with kids in general.

The camp is a five day camp for kids to participate in all sorts of sporting events like track, fishing, rock climbing, etc, as well as meet other kids and even some staff with visual impairments.

It was incredible, however overseeing a group of eight 14 year old boys and socializing with 45+ other kids for five days was pretty tiring!

special olympics

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Through school I have become a Special Olympics gymnastics coach. Going to Penn State for the state championships was my first time being on my own as the county’s head coach. It was so stressful and hectic, but between the two, very rewarding and interestingly fun.

April 28, 2010

Goalball Tourny

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7 hours of goalball, 8 games, 0 substitutes, 1 third place trophy and too many bruises to count!

April 11, 2010

Goal Ball

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Today I had my first experience with goal ball. It is a sport for the blind and visually impaired. It was probably the coolest thing I’ve seen when it comes to sports. I volunteered to help the team’s practice and then I went back to play for myself with other college and grad students. There is a tournament in two weeks that I want to get a team together for.

Basically you are blindfolded by goggles covered in electrical tape. Then you roll a ball with bells in it and you listen for it and dive in the direction you think it is to block it from going over the goal line. It is intense and painful but a whole lot of fun!

March 4, 2010

my own “post” secret

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The day after seeing Frank Warren and his Post Secret talk, I decided to do a little something of my own. I wrote this message and posted it on the doors of our gym and rec center.

Nothing like a simple message to brighten someones day. I even had a conversation with a stranger about it and pretended I didn’t know who posted it. tehehehe

also, ignore my mutant thumb.

spread the word to end the word

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I know I am a day behind, but yesterday I wore a shirt with the phrase “Spread the word to end the word”

The word “retarded” is a derogatory term, and I along with millions of others pledged to eliminate this word from our vocabulary.

Help end the use of the r-word, and visit The r-word.org

February 18, 2010

CAN

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CAN

This is another video that will pull at your heart strings. The video quality is bad, which is unfortunate. But, if you haven’t heard of Rick & Dick Hoyt’s story, it is an incredible one. They make a father/son triathlon team, but the son has cerebral palsy. Their story is inspiring, especially because Rick, the son, has a college degree, and they have competitive triathlon times despite his disability. I had to try not to cry in class when we watched it.

More about their story here
I also suggest watching this video too. I just can’t get over how amazing their story is.

special olympics

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Different
This is probably one of the best commercials I have ever seen. I am currently coaching for the Special Olympics and this is incredible.

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