Perspectives Winter/Spring-2017

34 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Health and Human Performance FORT LAUDERDALE Student Club Assists at Cleanup Event BY PRADEEP VANGURI, PH.D., LAT, ATC, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ATHLETIC TRAINING During the summer of 2016, members of the NSU Athletic Training Student Organization (ATSO) volunteered their time with the Boys & Girls Club of Broward County at its annual Club Cleanup Event. The Carver Ranches Club in West Park, Florida, a countywide club that maintains one of the highest memberships among the 12 clubs in the county, was the lucky recipient of the ATSO’s volunteer efforts. The Club Cleanup Event provided an opportunity for volunteers to help with the various cleaning, organizing, and painting activities needed around the facility in preparation for the 2016–2017 school year. Dayna Shull, the college’s ATSO president, and Jason Mcmullen, ATSO secretary, served as volunteer coordinators for the day and helped keep community volunteers organized and on-task throughout the day. “It was a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community while also meeting some great new people who share the desire to help others,” Mcmullen said. “It was amazing to see how much a group of caring individuals were able to accomplish as a team, and how much it would mean to the kids who attend the club.” n From left: Brenda Fulmore, Carver Ranches Club director; Jason Mcmullen; Pradeep Vanguri, Carver Ranches Club Advisory Council president; and Dayna Shull