Each year, the Granstville Volleyball Team does a T.E.A.M
day--in two parts. Part one consists of
a service project where we look outside our gym and find needs in the
community. Part two has some fun
bonding/learning time all together as a team.
We wanted to spend some time in both Grantsville elementary schools promoting
reading to the younger students. For
about a half hour we read to them in their classroom and gave them bookmarks
saying, "GHS Volleyball digs reading," with our team photo on it on
one side and on the other side explaining that sports exercises the body and
reading exercises the mind. It was great
working with the children, and we coaches really enjoyed watching the volleyball
players interact with them. After the
bell rang, we became teacher/faculty aids for the afternoon. We did a variety of stapling, copying,
organizing, laminating, sorting, tearing, and even scrubbing the floors. Good teachers are always in need of
help. They work very hard and for many
hours outside of the normal work day. We
wanted to take a little load off by serving them with whatever they needed. It was a great day, and the girls were very
cheerful and hard-working! Here were the
responses we got from the principals:
"Thank you—and please thank ALL your girls for coming to
help us last Friday! You guys were TERRIFIC
and we really
appreciate your help—especially with my magnet board!! You are welcome any time!!!" - Jeff
"The
kids loved it!!! Thank-you for thinking of us." - JoAn
Part II
The next morning we loaded up and hit a BYU volleyball
match. Amongst the enjoyment of watching
a fun game, the players were given learning assignments per say. According to their report back, they caught
on. Following the game and with very
empty bellies, we headed to the PIE Cafe--"all you can eat" was taken
literally by some players!
Fun times and good company!!
