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| Anna Keys, Jared Spooner, Nick Bryant, Emily Antony, Taylor Gulenchen, Josh French and Aaron Nelson spent a week in Trinidad on a Varsity Catholic mission trip |
What do you do when school's over for the semester?
For a few members of the Minnesota State men's and women's hockey programs, you take the opportunity to spend a week in Trinidad, bringing the game of hockey to youth and sharing with them the passion for the sport.
Along with former Maverick women's hockey equipment manager Nick Bryant, three men's hockey players (Jared Spooner, Josh French and Aaron Nelson) and three women's hockey (Anna Keys, Emily Antony and Taylor Gulenchyn) players went to schools and taught children how to play street hockey,
as well as a school for disabled youth and where they played an adaptive form of
street hockey.
The trip was made in conjunction with Varsity Catholic, an organization that sponsors numerous mission trips over college breaks and especially during the summer months for student-athletes in particular.
The purpose of the trip was to give back to those less fortunate and in addition to sharing hockey, the group also went on multiple home visits, went to visit an elderly home, and spoke to a group of high school boys about sports and faith.
The trip came about with these individuals in particular as they are in the same bible study group at Minnesota State. They wanted to do something productive with their shared interests and thought this would be a great way to do just that.They fundraised the entire cost associated with the trip and the was the first time doing something like this for all of them.
"Going on the trip was an opportunity of a lifetime," said Bryant. "And being able to share the sport we love with those kids was unforgettable."
The trip was made in conjunction with Varsity Catholic, an organization that sponsors numerous mission trips over college breaks and especially during the summer months for student-athletes in particular.
The purpose of the trip was to give back to those less fortunate and in addition to sharing hockey, the group also went on multiple home visits, went to visit an elderly home, and spoke to a group of high school boys about sports and faith.
The trip came about with these individuals in particular as they are in the same bible study group at Minnesota State. They wanted to do something productive with their shared interests and thought this would be a great way to do just that.They fundraised the entire cost associated with the trip and the was the first time doing something like this for all of them.
"Going on the trip was an opportunity of a lifetime," said Bryant. "And being able to share the sport we love with those kids was unforgettable."
