10/29/2008 10:25:04 PM | Men's Basketball
RADFORD, Va. – A large part of what Radford University men's basketball teaches is about the enrichment of the student-athlete as a person. This applies to all aspects of an individual's life on the court and in everyday life. Part of this is academics, part is involvement in the community, but in all phases of learning, encouragement of the person as a whole is stressed.
Last week, senior Jamar Jenkins (Chapel Hill, Tenn.), junior Joey Lynch-Flohr (Fairfax, Va.) and second-year assistant coach Cedric Smith, took part in “Read Aloud to a Child Week” at nearby McHarg Elementary. While at the local school, Jenkins and Lynch-Flohr took 45 minutes to read to the entire student body in support of literacy achievement.
“The opportunity to interact with some area kids and give back to a community that supports you and your team in many ways, makes you feel good,” commented Jenkins. “It's also a chance to be role models to those that might be in our shoes one day.”
Lynch-Flohr added the following -- “It was a tremendous chance to be a great influence on the kids. To see the expressions on their faces makes it that much more rewarding.”
The men's basketball program's community outreach involves numerous organizations throughout the New River Valley, offering a way for the basketball student-athlete to give back to the greater Radford area.
Along with this recent activity, Radford men's basketball student-athletes and coaches also surrender their personal time to help out various civic groups. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House and the YMCA are just a few of the groups that benefit from the Highlander involvement.
Last week, senior Jamar Jenkins (Chapel Hill, Tenn.), junior Joey Lynch-Flohr (Fairfax, Va.) and second-year assistant coach Cedric Smith, took part in “Read Aloud to a Child Week” at nearby McHarg Elementary. While at the local school, Jenkins and Lynch-Flohr took 45 minutes to read to the entire student body in support of literacy achievement.
“The opportunity to interact with some area kids and give back to a community that supports you and your team in many ways, makes you feel good,” commented Jenkins. “It's also a chance to be role models to those that might be in our shoes one day.”
Lynch-Flohr added the following -- “It was a tremendous chance to be a great influence on the kids. To see the expressions on their faces makes it that much more rewarding.”
The men's basketball program's community outreach involves numerous organizations throughout the New River Valley, offering a way for the basketball student-athlete to give back to the greater Radford area.
Along with this recent activity, Radford men's basketball student-athletes and coaches also surrender their personal time to help out various civic groups. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House and the YMCA are just a few of the groups that benefit from the Highlander involvement.
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