I recently took my first visit to the Boys & Girls Club of Arlington for The Shorthorn. While the experience was short, it gave me a sense of the dedication volunteers from UTA carried. The UTA Volunteers organization visits the 5- to 18-year-old group once a month with hopes to increase the frequency in order to establish a good bond with the kids.
Here, 8-year-old Sylvia Ortega prepares for the spelling bee that took place today. The class had to write down 60 words the kids seem to have no difficulty with:
I couldn't help but notice all the positive encouragement written all around the rooms while I quietly heard answers to math questions like "Erm, seven," and "Fourteen!"
Only a few paces away, it was impossible to avoid peaking into the gym and seeing the ongoing basketball game of Knockout and dodgeball.
Killing some time before his part in a play, 9-year-old Cedrick Tiny cheeses at one of his friends in the computer lab:
Nearing the end of the volunteers' stay, the younger kids played a final game of Red Light, Green Light, and Duck, Duck, Goose before saying their goodbyes.
To see the diversity of the local community come together was an experience I'll easily remember.
Rasy Ran Photography
Here, 8-year-old Sylvia Ortega prepares for the spelling bee that took place today. The class had to write down 60 words the kids seem to have no difficulty with:
I couldn't help but notice all the positive encouragement written all around the rooms while I quietly heard answers to math questions like "Erm, seven," and "Fourteen!"
Only a few paces away, it was impossible to avoid peaking into the gym and seeing the ongoing basketball game of Knockout and dodgeball.
Killing some time before his part in a play, 9-year-old Cedrick Tiny cheeses at one of his friends in the computer lab:
Nearing the end of the volunteers' stay, the younger kids played a final game of Red Light, Green Light, and Duck, Duck, Goose before saying their goodbyes.
To see the diversity of the local community come together was an experience I'll easily remember.
Rasy Ran Photography
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