NUHS Interns Volunteer at NEDSRA Track and Field Event
Monday, June 9, 2014
On Saturday May 17, DC interns from National University's
Whole Health Center - Aurora clinic, along with clinicians Dr. Sonia Joubert
and Dr. Manuel
Duarte, volunteered at the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation
Association (NEDSRA) 35th Annual Track and Field Meet, held at
Glenbard East High School in Lombard.
NEDSRA provides special
recreation opportunities for individuals with disabilities in
several communities in DuPage County, partnering with
municipalities and park districts.
During this event, DC interns Samuel Hage, Khalaf Khalifeh,
Justine Johnson, Amandeep Sangha and David Serrano provided
athletes and other volunteers with free stretches and soft tissue
work. This event was a huge success. The NUHS crew was able
to treat over 90 athletes with special needs.
"We look forward to attending more events like this in the
future," said intern Justine Johnson.
"It was a very intense, working day at the same time very
rewarding to see the smile and laughter of the athletes" stated Dr.
Sonia Joubert. "While most of the participants were young people,
the oldest individual we took care of was in his mid 70s. NESDRA is
an amazing program that gave us the opportunity to share our time
and skill, and give our students an educational experience in
working with this unique group."
Outreach activities to benefit local organizations, such as
NEDSRA, is just part of how NUHS
gives back to the communities it serves.
