Mar 1 Spartans Take Timeout -TWU men’s volleyball

Men’s Volleyball (community)
Wednesday, March 01, 2006

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Spartans Take Timeout -TWU men’s volleyball team visits local children

HAMILTON, Ontario – The Trinity Western University's men’s volleyball team took some time out of their preparations for their third consecutive appearance at the CIS national championship to spend some time with the children at McMaster’s Children’s Hospital Wednesday night in Hamilton, Ont.

The Spartans spent a few hours playing games, delivering gifts and interacting with a number of children who are staying at the hospital.

When asked why the team was taking time out of their preparation for the championship TWU Head Coach Ron Pike responded, “It comes out of our Complete Champion Approach. We feel that community involvement is really important. Sometimes it is tough when you go into a community that you are not familiar with, so you look for opportunities for our students to get involved.”

“We found out that they had a children’s hospital here and I thought that it would be a neat thing for the guys to experience to try and do something for the community that we are involved with for the weekend. This community has obviously done a lot in support of the CIS championship and I think that it is important for us to give something back to this community,” added Pike.

The Spartans will begin championship play Friday afternoon at McMaster University. The match against Queens University is set to start at 3p.m. EST.

McMaster Children's Hospital is one of the largest pediatric healthcare facilities in Canada and the second busiest in Ontario. Children and families come from Hamilton, Halton, Niagara, Brant, Guelph and beyond to receive specialized care at the hospital.

Over 40 pediatric clinics within McMaster Children's Hospital help young patients with asthma, cancer, developmental disorders and virtually any illness. In the past year, more than 150 000 children and their families were cared for. McMaster Children's Hospital is also home to one of the country's newest and busiest Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Some of the outpatient programs and services offered at McMaster Children's Hospital can be found at the Chedoke site, including the Nutrition, Metabolism and Exercise Program, the Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Program and the Offord Centre. - Dr. Peter Steer, President, McMaster Children's Hospital

The Complete Champion Approach helps Spartan Student-Athletes become complete people and champions in all areas of their lives. This program seeks to address the whole person (spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, and social).  The Complete Champion Approach is designed to help student-athletes use their God-given talents and intellect to live a life of significance, experiencing true personal success and powerfully influencing their family and their community.

As official members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the Spartans compete in six sports in the Canada West division of the CIS: Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball. TWU has won one national championship in women’s soccer in 2004-05, two Canada West titles; one in women’s soccer in 2004-05 and one in men’s soccer in 2005-06. The Spartans have won four CIS championship medals. Women’s Soccer won gold in 2004-05, men’s volleyball took silver in 2004-05 and bronze in 2003-04, and men’s soccer earned bronze in 2005-06

Trinity Western University, located in Langley, B.C., is a not-for-profit Christian liberal arts university enrolling over 3,500 students this year. With a broad based, liberal arts and sciences curriculum, the University offers undergraduate degrees in 38 major areas of study ranging from business, education and computer science to biology and nursing, and 13 other graduate degrees including counselling psychology, theology and administrative leadership.
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Last Updated: 2009-02-16
Author: Scott Stewart
Email: ssstew@twu.ca