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DBU athletes serve at Feast of Sharing Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 By Staff |
DALLAS (BP)—Student athletes from Dallas Baptist University served the homeless and less fortunate Nov. 10 in the second annual Feast of Sharing, a free thanksgiving meal and festival, at the Fair Park’s Centennial Building in downtown Dallas.More than 1,000 volunteers, including the Patriots, served more than 10,000 people at the event. “Having the athletes play a part in serving food, picking up trash and making crafts with kids was a great opportunity to show Christ’s love in action,” said Jennifer Curran, head tennis coach. “It was a wonderful way to kick off the holidays and was also an important reminder that we are very blessed and God calls us to serve those who are less fortunate than ourselves. I pray that our athletes were a true blessing to those they served.” More than 170 DBU athletes from all the university’s athletic teams, the cheerleading squad and the Diamond Belles welcomed the guests, served Thanksgiving plates, pumpkin pie, ice cream and drinks, as well as bused tables, picked up trash and interacted with the children by making crafts and decorating cookies. “Serving at the Feast of Sharing was truly an experience by getting to serve people who need a helping hand,” said Ashleigh Elkins, a junior on the women’s soccer team. “Most of all this experience of getting to hand out food and drinks has shown me a side of life I never knew existed, and it really opened my heart to help them more.” --30--
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