Evie Limberg (25)'s St. Br. André Service Program
2023-05-31T00:00:00Z
Posted to Glave on 2023-05-31T14:01:45Z
2023-05-22T00:00:00Z
I was an assistant coach for the Squirt 2 team. I do not play hockey, but it was very fun coaching the kids and watching them improve. I used my lacrosse goalie experience to help the hockey goalies and I was an equipment manager, photographer, videographer, and babysitter for the team (especially on our overnight trip to Michigan). I kept everyone in check, was moral support, and helped explain the rules of the game during film sessions and on the bench. Overall, I was an important asset to the team and I would love to do it again next year.
Are the service hours you completed COMPETENCE HOURS (learning about social justice issues) or COURAGE HOURS (direct or indirect service to others)?
COURAGE
Which Gilmour charism did you best live out through your service experience? Please explain.
I feel I best lived out the charism of Option for the Poor. When you are part of a sport of any kind, there are going to be people better at it than others. During our season, we had kids playing up from multiple levels down. We helped these kids feel included and a part of the team, and in doing so helped make them better at hockey.
Would you try this service experience again? Why or why not?
I would. I did this last year as well and it has just been such a good experience. It's so much fun being a part of Shaker Hockey, especially because not growing up playing hockey and then going to a hockey school is interesting. I love helping out the kids and I love being their coach, although it is more of a long-term babysitting gig than really being a coach.
2022-04-03T00:00:00Z
In late 2020, I asked if I could help coach my brother's team with my dad. My dad said he would have to ask the head coach, Coach Berg, so I waited a full year. Last November, my dad finally asked Coach Berg and he said yes. I started going to practices and games with them, and I had a lot of fun. For one thing, I have never played hockey. It was fun to learn the sport and coach kids that were 7 years younger but 7 times better at it than I was. There were 2 main coaches and 3 student coaches to coach 10 kids. However, if there was a shortage of coaches on the other teams that practiced at the same time as us, I could help out on other teams. For example, when there was no coach for the Mite Blue team, I coached them solo for the entire practice.
My jobs consisted of keeping the kids in line (as some had anger management problems or weren't good with teams), warming up the goalie and sometimes the kids, opening the door during games, and shouting encouragement. I got to know all of the kids and it was so fun to coach them. Overall, I'm hoping to do it again next year, granted my dad can coach again.
Are the service hours you completed COMPETENCE HOURS (learning about social justice issues) or COURAGE HOURS (direct or indirect service to others)?
COURAGE
Which Gilmour charism did you best live out through your service experience? Please explain.
I think that I best lived out Inclusiveness during this time, because no matter what their skill level was, or how well they played the last period, the kids all got to play as much as they wanted or as much as their behavior towards their teammates and opponents allowed. We did our best to make sure everyone played and everyone had equal opportunities for goals and playing time.
Would you try this service experience again? Why or why not?
I would love to do this again. This was so much fun and I loved working with the kids. As long as my dad can coach next year, I'm planning on going back.
2021-09-05T00:00:00Z
Every morning for three and a half weeks, I woke up around 7:30, ate, and biked to Carol Nursery School, where I went inside, got keys, and set up the activities for the day, including but not limited to the sprinkler, arts and crafts, sandbox toys, and a 'campsite'. Once the camp started, I was responsible for keeping the kids in line when we went places, keeping them content when we were playing, explaining art projects, doing demonstrations, and cleaning after we ate. There were two other girls volunteering with me, and my sister came for the last few days as I couldn't. I was in a class with 10 kids each week, some staying for all four weeks and others not. There was, however, another class that I didn't work with as closely but still worked with. I also labeled artwork with the kids' names and came up with ideas for the kids to do. Overall, I was an assistant teacher and helped the teacher in every way needed.Are the service hours you completed COMPETENCE HOURS (learning about social justice issues) or COURAGE HOURS (direct or indirect service to others)?
COURAGE
Which Gilmour charism did you best live out through your service experience? Please explain.
I believe that I best lived out the charism of hospitality because at the camp, we tried our best to make everyone feel welcome and included in the activities that we were hosting. We did our best to make sure the kids were having fun the whole time they were there.
Would you try this service experience again? Why or why not?
Yes, I enjoyed doing this service. It was fun because I enjoy working with kids.
2021-11-06T00:00:00Z
At 8:00, we left my house to drive to Gilmour on Saturday, November 6th. When we got to Gilmour, I boarded a bus and we drove to the GCFB. When we got there, we washed our hands and got assigned to a station. My station was loading cereal boxes into the Shelf Stable box. I had to put two boxes of cereal into each box. We worked on that for three hours with a 30 minute break. Overall, we filled 320 shelf stable boxes with 9,600 pounds of food. I went through two pallets of cereal. It was definitely a fun experience, and it means so much that I'm helping people through a hard time.
2021-11-10T00:00:00Z
Posted to Glave on 2021-11-10T15:49:49Z
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