As difficult as it may seem, it is still possible to combine what you love with a potential career.
Over the past two semesters, Drake fifth-year senior and Men’s Soccer starting goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod has committed 10 hours of weekly volunteer work at Courage League Sports (CLS), an “adaptive sports and recreational sports facility.”
Based in Urbandale, the non-profit serves 1,000 people monthly. It organizes and hosts athletic games and competitions for kids and adults with any form of disability—physical, cognitive or emotional. The activities are oftentimes adapted so that as many people can participate as possible, such as using joystick-controlled wheelchairs for soccer and basketball or bringing in specialists to teach swimming, biking and even horseback riding in an accessible way.