March Reading

Every year during March, Aquinas College and the Student Athlete Advisory Board promote their student-athletes to go to local grade schools to participate in March Reading Month. Over the past four years, I've enjoyed this service opportunity more than any other service venture I've done while being at Aquinas. 

I love to read, whether it's reading a novel, a blog, a newspaper or out loud to the seventeen animals I used to line up in my room and pretend that they were my class. There is just something about reading to a group of energetic elementary school students, who's eyes light up like it's Christmas morning, when we walk into the classroom. Having played collegiate basketball (and lacrosse), it is at this moment that regardless of where I played, Michigan State, Grand Valley State or Aquinas, it is still a HUGE deal. These kids look up to us and strive to be us! 

Today was the last day I will ever read to a classroom as an Aquinas College student-athlete. I have enjoyed the opportunities the past four years to do this (yes, even the two times I dressed as our Saint Bernard dog mascot "Nelson" and nearly sweated to death) and I hope to read to more classrooms in the future as a business professional. 

My reading buddies for the day! 

Future Aquinas College Saints with some currents Saints!

"Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life"

xx