Blog 15
My second day volunteering with the Special Olympics was
fantastic. This event, the LAUSD school
games, was held at Compton City College.
Focusing on the same track and field events as my last experience, I got
to work with kids again. This event
consisted of 300+ athletes and had different procedures in order to accommodate
the large number of competitors.
As a seasoned awards coordinator, I was placed in the same
bullpen again. Although running a
different venue would have been nice, like a time keeper or check in
coordinator, I was happy to get to pass out awards again. Who doesn’t want the fun job right??
Anyway, the differences in protocol for managing the event
completely voided my complaints from my previous experience. This time the kids were given a large card
with the number they placed right at the bullpen of the event. Then they were led together as a group to the
awards tent led by an awards coordinator and given their ribbons
immediately. This event was also
facilitated by utilizing two awards booths at each end of the field. One handled relays while the other focused on
individual races.
Working for this event was fantastic. The most inspiring thing happened actually. In a particular heat, there were four of five
little boys running against each other.
One boy lost his shoe soon after the starter gun went off. Without thinking, another little boy stopped
and waiting for him to get his shoe back on- sportsmanship at its finest. I don’t think there was dry eye in
sight. Very sweet.
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