From time to time Compass to Care invites individuals to write a guest blog. Today’s blog is by Connor Watson, a Clarke University Student-Athlete, and Compass to Care supporter. Enjoy!
My name is Connor Watson and I am a second year Clarke student studying elementary education with endorsements in coaching, special education, as well as middle school, where I will be getting concentration in teaching math, social studies, and language arts. Last season, I did an incentive program for Compass to Care by donating money based on my performance as well as my team’s performance. I raised a total of $1,144 dollars from myself and others to end the season, as well as the team going 3-8 on the season.
This year, I will be doing the same thing for Compass to Care, which I am super excited about. I wanted my team to become more motivated this year to win, as I believe we have the best team the Clarke lacrosse program has ever seen. I made my incentives to more of a team based idea, which is for every time the team wins, I will donate 5 dollars, every time the team scores a goal, I will donate 25 cents, as well as if I start a game, I will donate 1 dollar, and for every groundball I get I will donate 50 cents.
I decided to continue my partnership with Compass to Care because I truly believe in their mission in helping with travel cost to families. I believe that if there can be a family that does not have to worry about the travel cost for their child, then it is one less burden for them, and to me, this means a lot. Families should not have to worry about anything besides their child’s health. They shouldn’t need to worry about cost of gas or cost of hotel.
This year, I want to set a goal higher than last year; 2,000 dollars. I want people to see how amazing this charity is and how effective this charity is.
With the new facilities added to campus, it gives the team an extra edge from last year to perform better and perform at the highest peak.
Thank you,
Connor Watson
We encourage you to join us on the sidelines this season. Let’s cheer Connor and the Clarke Pride on as they raise funds for our kids! (see the full schedule here: http://www.clarkepride.com/schedule/0/24.php)
“Connor’s commitment to Compass to Care is very honorable and uplifting. It’s great to see him give back to something bigger than just the game that we all love, and it is motivating to see him work so hard. We’re all impressed and proud of what he is doing, and it really shows on the field,” said Eric Wenzel, Goalie for the Clarke Lacrosse team.