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Student-Athletes Volunteer at Maryland Special Olympics
EMMITTSBURG, Md.--Hood College student-athletes from various
varsity teams volunteered Oct. 27 at the Maryland Special Olympics
at Mt. St. Mary's University.
Members of the softball and volleyball squads worked primarily
with the soccer athletes during the event. The group of volunteers
included head softball coach Tricia Fiut, freshman Krista Zerby,
freshman Chelsea Weaver, sophomore Stephanie Gardner, junior Jamie
Gardner, freshman Jen Lacy, senior Alecia Weddle, senior Kate
Hassell, senior Lindsay Nagy, senior Jen Guyer, freshman Lena
Bushrod and former Hood student-athlete Melissa Kelly.
"We got to meet and talk to a lot of the participants during the
day," said Weddle, a senior on the softball team. "It was great to
see so many smiling people that day. Our day started off by going
to the opening day celebration and seeing all of the maryland
counties being introduced. All of their teammates cheered and
people from Hood cheered for their home counties. We then went and
helped out at the soccer fields. We kept score and helped by
chasing balls. It was a great experience and I hope to continue to
help with it every year! I had a blast!"
For more information on the Maryland Special Olympics, click here.






