community
BESTBUDDIES
OFF THE FIELD
Pizza Party
Forever Pizza hosted a Pizza Party at Sunny Acres Nursing Home
Wrestle Mania
Chelmsford High
School wresting match rooting on my Best Buddies Coach and Friend.
BestBuddies mission is "Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities"
Chelmsford High School has implemented a BestBuddies program in which I was an active participant. The program had many opportunities where students within BestBuddies could volunteer to help support athletic teams and clubs with various tasks that they require. Some of these tasks were handling equipment, managing water stations and being an overall positive influence and motivator for players and coaching staff.
It was there that I was able to build relationships with so many awesome kids. They are what inspired me to do more. Today, my sister Mary and I have helped to raise over $10,000 for the BestBuddies organization through multiple fundraising efforts.
Some of these include:
Sponsoring BestBuddies for the Boston Marathon
Holding raffles where proceeds go to BestBuddies
Charity Basketball Tournament
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer Coach, Chelmsford Pop Warner Football, Fall 2017: assisting head coach with running drills and teaching skills during practices to players in grades 3 and 4; also assisted program during Fall 2014
Volunteer Coach, Chelmsford Youth Lacrosse, Spring 2017: assisted head youth coaches with running drills and teaching skills during practices to players in grades 6 and 7
Elementary School Volunteer, Center School, Chelmsford, MA, Spring 2017: with fellow varsity football team players, read books to students
Volunteer, Saint Mary’s Parish, Chelmsford, MA, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016: cooked breakfasts and served them to members of the congregation after Sunday morning Mass
Intergenerational Community Outreach, delivers pizza to Sunny Acres Nursing Home and Chelmsford Senior Center and spends time with the residents once a week.
Soup Kitchen Volunteer
AWARDS
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Mentor, Freshman Mentor Program, CHS, 2015-2016: after a class-wide application process, was selected by administration to serve as a Mentor during sophomore year; was assigned two freshmen and was responsible for checking in with them periodically throughout their freshman year and ensuring they were assimilating to school culture, staying on task with homework and assignments, and appreciating school pride
Co-Founder, CHS Ping Pong Team, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018: met with CHS Principal, CHS Athletic Director, and other area high school Athletic Directors to devise a plan for launching a new high school Ping Pong Program; filed paperwork and received permission to start the team,
and scheduled and conducted a school-wide Dodgeball Tournament to raise money to purchase uniforms, tables, paddles, and other equipment; we currently schedule tournaments with area high schools
Volunteer, Best Buddies Club, CHS, 2014-2015: played games with the buddies, who are students of CHS, and took them on excursions to the movies and mall; students were ages 14-18 with special needs