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Daniels visits Boys and Girls Club
8/31/2010 2:06:36 PM | Dominique Daniels - BMX
While on her way to competing in Louisville, Kentucky at the NBL Grand National Championshp, Daniels takes a few pit stops along the way. Visiting Boys and Girls Clubs in various cities, she took her first stop in St. Louis, Missouri.
Hey there GCU!
Welcome back to school fellow students and faculty. Dominique Daniels, BMX student-athlete here inviting you to join me on my quest to bring back the first National title in cycling for GCU, taking place this week, August 30th – September 4th in the bustling city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Some of you may have followed me on my previous trip to South Africa, the World Championship which took place about a month ago. Now we’re moving on to another big race, the National Bicycle League Grand National Championship where a new champion will be crowned this weekend.
On my road to the national championship, my quest will take me to several Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country as part of a student outreach for the community. My first stop being St. Louis, MO; the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club.
Of all the locations where I have ever seen children being cared for, what a facility! Recently remodeled, the building was designed and built in 2003. There I met with about 100 students and got a chance to share with them the GCU philosophy, dedication, hard work, diligence, having goals and dreams, and ambition. With the children, I shared my dreams and my ambition and how my sport has changed me throughout the years, making me a stronger and determined person. Most of the students took all I said directly to heart, I displayed how closely I related to them. That not too long ago, I remember sitting on the floor and listening to an adult ramble on and on about staying in school and not doing drugs, etc. But what I emphasized was that we all have dreams. Some may be more ambitious than others but we all dream of a world without violence, without poverty and corruption. I asked the kids how we were ever to get there. Most of the answers I got were of fantastical superheroes and legends, people with a lot of money coming back and giving to the community and changing the world. I told them that it was true that most all change starts with one person; someone who decided to come in and change the game. I explained that if we were ever to move forward in the world, we all had to accomplish our individual dreams, we had to hold fast to our ambitions and make a better future for not only us, but the generation of tomorrow as our parents did for us and their parents did for them.