George Washington University Athletics
Colonials in the Community: Faith Weber
10/11/2019 10:49:00 AM | Softball, Student-Athlete Development
Weber is Community Service Student-Athlete of the Month for September
By now, GW softball has developed a reputation around St. Coletta of Greater Washington, Faith Weber said with a smile.
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Whenever the Colonials make a visit to the nearby school for youngsters with intellectual disabilities, the students eagerly line up to challenge the Colonials in a variety of sports – and maybe even offer some playful trash talk while they wait.
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Weber and her teammates have been volunteering there through KEEN of Greater D.C.-Baltimore for four years, allowing ample time to grow some special friendships.
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"It's just something we love doing," said Weber, the GW Athletics Community Service Student-Athlete of the Month for September. "To be able to see the smiles on their faces and know we're a part of that is just really exciting."
The chance to make memories like that are a major reason Weber has been so involved in the community during her time at GW.
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Already this school year, Weber has spent time volunteering with KEEN at St. Coletta and at the Race to Beat Cancer 5K in the District. Before classes started, she organized a group that included members of the women's rowing and women's basketball teams to help out at A Wider Circle, where they organized donations and assembled cribs to be distributed to the less fortunate.
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This month, they begin their second-annual shoe drive to benefit D.C.-based Back on My Feet. There are also plans in the works to participate in So Others Might Eat's Holiday Shoebox Drive.
It's just the start for Weber, who serves as SAAC community service co-chair along with Daniel Robinson of men's track/cross country.
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"I think having the opportunity to play sports in college is such a privilege," said Weber, whose past projects have included volunteering at GW Hospital and Alternative Break mission trips to Florida and Puerto Rico. "The athletic department gives us so much, I want to help everyone be able to give back, whether that's putting opportunities out there or organizing something. I'm excited about a lot of events that are coming up for SAAC that we're going to be planning throughout the year."
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At the start of the school year, SAAC collected donations for Hurricane Dorian relief in honor of a pair of former Colonials from the Bahamas, Jonquel Jones and Dylan Lightbourn.
This month, they begin their second-annual shoe drive to benefit D.C.-based Back on My Feet. There are also plans in the works to participate in So Others Might Eat's Holiday Shoebox Drive.
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Around school and softball, Weber is happy to find time to be a leader on such initiatives. The Public Health major is grateful that so many Colonials have supported the work.
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"Seeing people enjoying it is the best part," Weber said. "At the end of the day, most of us are only athletes for four years in college, but that kind of stuff sticks with you and builds something greater for after college. You can still do these things after you graduate wherever you end up."
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Whenever the Colonials make a visit to the nearby school for youngsters with intellectual disabilities, the students eagerly line up to challenge the Colonials in a variety of sports – and maybe even offer some playful trash talk while they wait.
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Weber and her teammates have been volunteering there through KEEN of Greater D.C.-Baltimore for four years, allowing ample time to grow some special friendships.
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"It's just something we love doing," said Weber, the GW Athletics Community Service Student-Athlete of the Month for September. "To be able to see the smiles on their faces and know we're a part of that is just really exciting."
The chance to make memories like that are a major reason Weber has been so involved in the community during her time at GW.Â
Already this school year, Weber has spent time volunteering with KEEN at St. Coletta and at the Race to Beat Cancer 5K in the District. Before classes started, she organized a group that included members of the women's rowing and women's basketball teams to help out at A Wider Circle, where they organized donations and assembled cribs to be distributed to the less fortunate.
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This month, they begin their second-annual shoe drive to benefit D.C.-based Back on My Feet. There are also plans in the works to participate in So Others Might Eat's Holiday Shoebox Drive.
It's just the start for Weber, who serves as SAAC community service co-chair along with Daniel Robinson of men's track/cross country.
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"I think having the opportunity to play sports in college is such a privilege," said Weber, whose past projects have included volunteering at GW Hospital and Alternative Break mission trips to Florida and Puerto Rico. "The athletic department gives us so much, I want to help everyone be able to give back, whether that's putting opportunities out there or organizing something. I'm excited about a lot of events that are coming up for SAAC that we're going to be planning throughout the year."
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At the start of the school year, SAAC collected donations for Hurricane Dorian relief in honor of a pair of former Colonials from the Bahamas, Jonquel Jones and Dylan Lightbourn.
This month, they begin their second-annual shoe drive to benefit D.C.-based Back on My Feet. There are also plans in the works to participate in So Others Might Eat's Holiday Shoebox Drive.
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Around school and softball, Weber is happy to find time to be a leader on such initiatives. The Public Health major is grateful that so many Colonials have supported the work.
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"Seeing people enjoying it is the best part," Weber said. "At the end of the day, most of us are only athletes for four years in college, but that kind of stuff sticks with you and builds something greater for after college. You can still do these things after you graduate wherever you end up."
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