Reflections

Gus Macker 2019: Green Eggs and Slams

In 1974, Scott McNeal and a few friends gathered in his parent’s driveway in Lowell, MI, threw in a couple dollars for the winning team, and kicked off the basketball tournament they had been planning. Little did they know that this driveway tournament would continue to grow year by year until there were hundreds of teams playing up and down their street. Fast forward 46 years and we are hosting Gus Macker: Green Eggs and Slams National Basketball Tournament at Central Michigan University. Continue reading “Gus Macker 2019: Green Eggs and Slams”

Community · Leadership Development

Community Restoration Alternative Break- Site Leader Style!

This past winter break I went on my third Alternative Break through Central Michigan University. Even better? I had the opportunity to site lead the break! My co-site leader John Apo and I led a group of seven other students to Wall Township, New Jersey for the social justice issue of “community restoration.” Continue reading “Community Restoration Alternative Break- Site Leader Style!”