The first Radio Lollipop Olympics took place this year and lasted longer than anyone expected. It started with the \u0093Radio Lollipop Olympics Bash\u0094 on May 30th. The party was a great success. It allowed volunteers to meet each other and spend some quality time together. It was followed by the Radio Lollipop Olympic games, which took place on May 31st at Tropical Park.
\nThe games consisted of four teams: \u0093The Incredibles\u0094 from Terrific Tuesday, \u0093Weapons of Mass Destruction\u0094 from Wacky Wednesday, \u0093Boom Boom Pow\u0094 from Thrilling Thursday and \u0093The Icantbelieveables\u0094 from Super Saturday. The events scheduled were Flag Football, Dodgeball, and Kickball. After playing flag football for four hours, the games were sadly interrupted by rain. .
\nThanks to the weather, volunteers were able to meet again on July 19 to finish the Olympic games. Dodgeball and Kickball were the two events of the day. The award ceremony followed the games. \u0093The Icanbelievables\u0094 from Super Saturday took home the trophy. \u0093It\u0092s not about competition. It\u0092s about becoming a team, which hopefully will later become a family,\u0094 said Lucia Schneegans-Puentes, a Super Saturday volunteer.<\/p>\n
Each team had a Most Valuable Player who won a beautiful medal. Kathy Napuri, Natalie Eguizabal, Andrew Geffner, and David Berry were the MVPs. Andrew Geffner not only won Most Valuable Player on his team, but also won Most Valuable Player overall.
\nThe Radio Lollipop Olympic games allowed a large group of great individuals to interact. Even though volunteers were competing against each other, they became closer than ever. “I really enjoyed the first ever Radio Lollipop Olympics because we got to interact with members from the rest of the teams and have fun in the process”, said Melissa Ruiz-Lau, a Thrilling Thursday volunteer. <\/p>\n
Tuesday\u0092s team did not have enough team members, so they combined with players from Wednesday\u0092s team. They called themselves the Terrific Wednesdays. Labake Ajayi, a Terrific Tuesday member said, “Although we were divided within our respective teams, we united as a whole in competing against each other from different teams, sharing memorable experiences and always laughing.\u0094 <\/p>\n
She added, \u0093Maybe there was only one official team winner, but all the teams gained friends, ate great food and spent quality time as a group. In the end we all became winners.\u0094<\/p>\n
This wonderful event is sure to come back next year, providing a great venue for volunteers from all teams to practice good teamwork and sportsmanship in hopes of bringing everyone just a little bit closer in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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