BryanLGH College of Health Sciences

This week I was downtown volunteering for the 2010 Special Olympics National games. It was SO fun to be a part of this organization and to have the privilege to interact with the athletes. I worked at Pershing in the Healthy Athletes division. Here they were able to go through and have their teeth looked and procedures done, vision checked and glasses prescribed on the spot, hearing checked (over 10 pairs of hearing aids were given out) and have their feet looked at and orthopedic inserts made on the spot for them. There was also a station for fitness to test their strength, help them stretch and learn about fitness. My first day I helped the athletes do strength exercises and the other two days I helped out at the Fit Feet station. It was so great to meet so many athletes and volunteers from all over the US. No one had a bad comment about Nebraska either :) I encourage everyone to help out with this organization if you get the chance!