Posted April 11, 2011 by Shelbey Bleke
Summer is right around the corner, and I couldn’t be more ready. We are on the homestretch, so close to relaxing, sunny days and time off from group workouts, practices, and a rigorous class schedule. However, it’s not like summer...
Posted April 04, 2011 by Shelbey Bleke
“My greatest challenge has been to change the mindset of people. Mindsets play strange tricks on us. We see things the way our minds have instructed our eyes to see.” Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank whom I have...
Posted March 22, 2011 by Shelbey Bleke
This past Sunday, my team and I held a volleyball skills clinic for the Special Olympics organization. Three different groups from different areas attended, totaling about 35 athletes. It was so awesome to be able to interact with the...
Posted February 28, 2011 by Amanda Waugh
University of Illinois’’ Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) hosted their second annual Jock Jams, a student-athlete variety show, in order to raise money for SALSC and two other organizations, Salt & Light and Boys and...
Posted February 28, 2011 by Shelbey Bleke
This morning, as I went through my everyday routine of weights and practice, I noticed the feeling that I am all too familiar with. My muscles were sore, my body was fatigued, and my brain was exhausted from a late night of studying. I...
Posted February 22, 2011 by Amanda Waugh
The following are results from two recent fundraising initiatives from Lehigh! Lehigh’s Phon-athon Results Throughout the phon-athon, participants got donors to pledge $7,323 in donations to free them from "jail" for SALSC....
Posted February 16, 2011 by Shelbey Bleke
The following is an excerpt from Muhammad Yunu s’ book, “A Banker to the Poor.” Yunus, living in Bangladesh at the time, founded Grameen Bank. Grameen Bank is a community development bank that makes loans to the...
Posted February 09, 2011 by Shelbey Bleke
Hi, I’m a student-athlete at UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m a redshirt sophomore on the volleyball team and have had the privilege of getting to know and getting involved with SALSC and its overall mission. As a student-athlete, giving back...
Posted August 25, 2010 by Amanda Waugh
Alex, a soccer player from the University of Michigan, captured some great video on her camera while we were in Kenya this past summer. She has put together a special Kenya video and uploaded it on YouTube. Here is a link...
Posted March 17, 2010 by Amanda Waugh
Here are some pictures from the Student Athlete Lockdown Lehigh did to raise money for SALSC in February. Top- Head Coach who raised the most money Middle left- Erica Prosser/Porvost for Student Affairs, John Smeaton Middle right-...