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By Tristan Tucker
\n<\/strong>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

Loyola Ramblers women\u2019s basketball players, who volunteered this fall for Care for Real, said they feel inspired to continue volunteer efforts after their collegiate careers end.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several players spoke about their experiences recently in interviews. Nonprofit Care for Real helps individuals overcome food insecurity. Senior forwards Emma and Sophia Nolan, and freshman guards Mallory Ramage, Whitney Dunn and Kira Chivers all spent time working with the organization for a class and helped people meet essential needs. By using their athletic network of contacts, all the players were able to volunteer and have a proactive impact on the community around them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think (volunteering) is important, especially for student-athletes because we\u2019re given these scholarships and we\u2019re blessed to go to college for free,\u201d Sophia Nolan said. \u201cIt can serve as an eye-opener.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Care for Real has locations in Edgewater and Rogers Park, where the organization provides food, clothing, pet food and other services, <\/span>according to the organization\u2019s website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In each location, the organization is designed to help individuals in need in a tailored way. Those who come to Care for Real for supplies are able to fill out a form where they can indicate the kinds of items they need, such as food for their families or health care products.<\/span><\/p>\n

The organization set up multiple stations where volunteers can help retrieve and organize the items that individuals need. According to Sophia Nolan, the organization provided the means for volunteers to get said items.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just a really cool experience overall, and the way we got to do it together just brought us closer as people,\u201d Chivers said. \u201cWe\u2019re obviously in the Chicago area and community, but you don\u2019t really see people struggling (with food insecurity_. Not that you\u2019re not aware of it, but when you\u2019re put in those situations where you can help \u2026 (it) makes you want to help people more. This makes me want to get more involved in whatever community I\u2019m in, in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Being a college student is time-consuming, the players noted. On top of that, the members of Loyola\u2019s women\u2019s team had strenuous practices and games last semester, making it hard to find time to volunteer.<\/span><\/p>\n

With only five days off to work as volunteers during the entire semester, the athletes worked to energize one another, even though they had to work long days.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s (my) first year of college so it was just a lot,\u201d Ramage said. \u201cBut after the first time we went, I was like, \u2018Oh, I really enjoyed doing this,\u2019 so it was easier to go and do something you enjoy doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Dunn, meeting the people she was helping made her want to keep getting out there, even if it was difficult to find the time. Dunn added that one of her favorite memories is of one lady who would always ask about the next time she would see the players.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you do work like this and you\u2019re seeing the impact you\u2019re making, it\u2019s like wherever you go, you want to make an impact in whatever way you can,\u201d Chivers said. \u201cJust make the most of whatever opportunities are presented in front of you. So I think it is very beneficial, and I think that\u2019s a thing that we should all have a part in wherever we\u2019re at.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tristan Tucker is a Sports Media graduate student at Medill. You can connect with him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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