srijeda, 02.03.2011.
Men’s soccer reaches out to community
With the Texas Wesleyan men's soccer team under a new coaching staff, the team is starting to reach out to the surrounding community.
Head coach Tyler Powell said the team is working hard in practice each week, and providing community service for Polytechnic Heights.
"Part of the project is to take pictures and write an outline about what they did and why," Powell said.
In April, the team is also going to volunteer its time by helping at the Dallas Cup, the largest international youth soccer tournament in the country.
Specific events the team will participate in are the Fort Worth Special Olympics and Veterans Paraplegic game in April.
Powell said the team is asking Wesleyan students to also get involved.
"We are currently collecting sportswear for a local church that is housing refugees from Burma, Thailand, South Africa and East Asia," Powell said.
Sportswear items include old running shoes, cleats, shorts, shirts and warm-ups.
Powell said the Rams will continue to contribute to the community in numerous areas and are dedicated to helping out not only local areas, but also countries around the world.
"To me, it brings the team closer together as we help people in need," Kyle Fritz, junior forward, said. "It also, in my opinion, gives the team a place among the community."
Marcus Harris, junior, said he believes the projects will lead to people becoming more involved with Wesleyan and assist in spreading the name of the university.
"I think that the community service will show the community that we are not just a school of Rosedale, but a school that wants to get the community support in all we do," Harris said.
Anyone wanting to make donations can drop them off in Powell's office, room 212 in the Sid Richardson Center.
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