Bob Sweeny, the Director of the Bruins Foundation, talked to us about the importance of service.
Today we went to the TD Banknorth Garden and interviewed people in North Station, which was a real interesting experience. It really introduced us into the promoting and business aspects of the world. We were shown around the Boston Sports Museum and saw everything that goes on in the main level, where the ice and court are with the most action that takes place there. Next we were shown the museum that the Garden had, which was really a representation of all the sports activities that were participated in or affiliated with the Garden. The museum of course represented mostly the main Boston professional sports, but also reflected on others such as boxing, Special Olympics, high school teams, local teams, women sports ect. really almost anything that touched upon sports and had connections through the Boston Garden. It was really nice to see Boston sports reflect on the other athletic programs that they had supported. Once we were done with the tour we went into the offices of where the community relations was introduced to us about the Boston Bruins hockey team. The team really takes pride in there work that they do for the Bruins program. The Bruin's foundation is a young foundation, and has only existed for six years. The Bruins community relations program really tries to emphasize that even a little here and there helps. The Bruins team is very young with ages that range from 18 all the way to 40, from all over the world. When it comes for mandatory fundraisers and such for the team they are only required to attend four main events, but many players go out and help out with there own foundations, or even just doing little things that the they had an interest in doing for community service. The other thing is the players need to feel comfortable doing the service that they are being asked to do, they never have to do service if it makes them feel uncomfortable. Another thing that really stands out about the Bruins and really makes them true leaders in the athletic world is that the leaders of the team will get the rookies to do good things, and it is all contagious so that all the players are real true leaders and are good role models for the kids that are watching them.
We also got the opportunity to meet with Bob Sweeny who was a former player of the Bruins, and is now working with the community relations program. He said that he had wished he had the opportunities that we have today. He really promotes us to take the opportunities given to us seriously and hope that we go out and make a difference in the world. Even if it isn't through athletics, which is also really good because in life you need more than just athletics to get by in the real world. He enjoys his job because he really wants to be able to make those less fortunate, and truly make a difference throughout kids lives. The Bruins organization seemed as though it was a very strong organization but at the same time young. It also showed a lot of good leadership and promotion of making a difference, which is what this nation really needs in these tough times of the economy and world differences. - Vanessa Campbell
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The excitement to do community service is what the Boston Bruins are about. Our group Erin McEvoy who told us bout the community service the Boston Bruins participate in. For instance they visit hospitals and they play games with ill children. Not only do they participate in it but they love doing it. Bob Sweeny stopped by to tell us about the community service work he did. He told us that no matter what he did, he enjoyed it. It was a life changing experience!
~Meighan
My experience with the Boston Bruins was lots of fun. Going into the Boston Garden was quite an experience. The amount of sports memorobilia that is displayed around the Garden is amazing. They had things in the sports museum like Ted Williams original locker and Francis Quimets (a famous golfer)locker is also displayed. There were lots of other sports such as boxing and baseball and football along with the sports played in the Garden. I was really surprised to see how much spors has been apart of Bostons history. I enjoyed it very much.
PAT
After going to see the bruins I truely believe the Bruins players do Community Service to help out the community for themselves. They never once spoke of immage for the organization which makes me believe that they do it to feel better about themsleves. The Patriots only talked about how their whole organization was about preserving their immage and to help the players get a better reputation. The Bruins members said that most of what they did was due to enhancing the experience of their players. When we talked to an ex-Bruins player, Bob Sweeney, he would say that Community Service enhanced his life because it made him feel good about the money he was gaining from playing hockey. They told us of a story how a player talked to a shy patient in the hospital who really didn't talk to anyone because he felt bad about himself. Within fifteen minutes they said that the kid was chatting with everyone after which really shows that the Bruins really do their Community Service because they feel like they need to help rather than the public immage they get.
TYLER RAPHAEL
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