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Building Dreams In Omaha - Jun 25, 2007 | 10:44:09
posted by: Josh
My colleague Dana Thomas was in Omaha at the beginning of the College World Series and left town with some special memories. Dana shared the following thoughts after participating in a Habitat For Humanity build. From the pings of baseball bats to the pings of hammers, the Men???s College World Series provided many opportunities in Omaha. One of the most important opportunities is that to own a home and the NCAA Home Team helped that become a reality for Ursula Amedee. Ursuala and her three children moved to Omaha from New Orleans and are more than excited to have a place to call home by way of Habitat for Humanity. Thanks to the support of Lowe???s, official corporate partner of the NCAA, and many volunteers, the NCAA Home Team spent Thursday, June 14 building the frame for Ursula???s home at NCAA Fan Fest. More than 20 volunteers contributed to the build, including some former University of Nebraska football players. One of the former Huskers, Steve Warren, has created a foundation for at-risk kids in Omaha, D.R.E.A.M. Omaha. Steve was pleased to be included in the build, because like many former and current student-athletes, he feels a responsibility to give back to his community. It was a hot day, but a great build???check out the photos below.
CommentsI think that this is exactly what people should be putting their hard work into. Habitat for Humanity is an amazing organization truly rooted from the heart. It sets such a good example when professional athletes put their time and effort into volunteer work. It gives the world a little more hope that even celebrity type professionals care enough to put forth such a humbling effort. There are so many possibilities like this one for professional athletes to give back. You would think there would be way more efforts like this since many pro's came from environments that it almost seemed impossible to thrive forward in. Emily Rosinski I think this is a terrific way for the NCAA to be involved in society. People always see NCAA and think sports or college...one of the two. When they see NCAA and Habitat for Humanity in the same sentence it raises eyebrows and makes people realize that the NCAA is an organization that is involved in people???s everyday lives. It???s also great to see the professional sports athletes getting involved as well. This as I mentioned before sets a good example. The NCAA is also setting a good example for its students by getting involved in programs like Habitat for Humanity. It shows the students that there is more to life than sports and school Mark Romeo Post a Comment |
  
It means that two very good teams with very good coaches made it to the final game.
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