Club Unify organized a trip to the Newberry County School District Special Olympics on Friday, March 6th. We took one athlete, Zoe Byrd, who placed 1st in the 200 m Dash, 3rd in the 400 m Dash, and 2nd in Softball throw. Thank you to our 13 volunteers: Jayden Beck, Emily Cannady, Tamiya Caughman, Julianne Hamm, Rayleigh Hamm, Kaylee Kinard, Kayley Madray, Jensen Purcell, Kylie-Ann Senn, Ariel Thomas, Jayla Tribble, Sara Wicker, and Jaida Wicker. Thank you to Ms. Cohen, Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. Dickert, and Ms. Reese for organizing and chaperoning this event!
What some of our volunteers had to say about the event:
Kaylee K.: I really enjoyed my time and would love to go back.
Ariel: I had fun getting to help the little kids and cheering Zoe on.
Jayla: The Special Olympics was definitely the highlight of my week. Seeing Zoe so happy and all the support for her was heartwarming.
