Community Service

Hello bloggers! This week I just want to talk a little about our community service that we do as a team. One of our five team goals is being Impact Men. This is something that we take very serious and it involves us giving back to the community we represent. Every week during winter workouts and the fall season, we have players visiting Blank's Childrens Hospital to try and make a difference in the lives of young children who are not as blessed as we are. Going there has a huge impact in our lives and theirs. We also have players go to different elementary schools around Des Moines and read to kids and stress the importance reading will have in their lives. Other than that, if there is anything we can do just to help people around our community, we are always glad to help. None of this is mandatory, we all do it as strictly volunteer events because we believe we need to give back to our community because of the people with less than us and to show our thanks for their support. Anyways, spring ball is getting ready to end with our spring game next weekend and everyone has improved greatly. Thanks for following and your continued support. As always, GO BULLDOGS!



Jim Nelson

Drake University

Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management

Drake Football

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Community service is a huge part of our program. I have positive memories of every community service project. It is a way to give our time to help people. Our program focuses on not being selfish, but being selfless. How can we better someone's life? I think its amazing how our football team contributes to local clubs, hospitals, and school. This experience has been positive for me, and has made me very blessed.

I have mainly worked with Boys and Girls Club and the Wilkie House. Both are after school programs to help kids with homework, and to keep them busy. I enjoy learning about the kids, and they do a great job of making me laugh. It is always fun when you return a week later, and a child remembers your name. I always try to beat the kids in basketball and pool. I also have been to the Blank Children's Hospital. We always meet some tough children who are battling for their lives. Africa is going to be a great opportunity to give back to this orphanage. I think this will be a life changing event for the entire team. It may be the first time that our athletes witness poverty. Its important that we enjoy the kids at the orphanage as well. They are going to want to play, and I think our players will have blast with them. I can't imagine what they will do when they see a football.