Mac Serve Reading Week 2012: Sunday February 19- Saturday February 25

McMaster Athletes Care in collaboration with Mac Serve: Reading Week will provide student-athletes with a one week experience that will allow them to take a closer look at local issues and investigate their own capacity to affect positive social change. Participants will perform valuable service while forming new relationships and learning about themselves and the world around them.

Destination for February 2012's McMaster Athletes Care Reading Week is Hamilton with a focus on Youth Poverty & Sport

Youth Poverty & Sport

Participants will explore child poverty in Hamilton, and the links between sport and the eradication of poverty. The trip will also explore the accessibility issues and barriers surrounding sport for underprivileged children.  Working with organizations such as the Living Rock and the Eva Rothwell Centre, student-athletes will examine youth poverty and sport from multiple perspectives such as poverty-reduction and sport inclusion at governmental, community and individual levels. Student-athletes who participate in this experience do not look at Hamilton, or themselves, in the same way.

Cost: $100

Number of Participants: 20-25 including 1-2 Team Leaders and 1 Assistant Team Leader

Community Partners: Living Rock, Good Shepherd, Eva Rothwell Centre

Accommodations: Student-athletes will sleep in the Ravine Room at Hedden Hall.

Meals: Meals will be prepared by the participants. The group will buy groceries for their breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

Activities: Social events will be organized for student-athletes during the week to explore the city. This will be up to the 
group and could be shopping at the farmer’s market, bowling or other social activities.

The Community: Hamilton is located in the center of the Golden Horseshoe, approximately between Toronto and Buffalo. It makes use of land below and above the Niagara Escarpment. Founded by George Hamilton, a settler and local politician, Hamilton has become a densely populated and industrialized region. It has an atmosphere centred on arts, culture and a diverse economy. The opportunities for youth in Hamilton are endless. The vibrant local communities work to foster positive environments for young people in many different ways and are certainly worth exploring.
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Applications Open: Complete your application

The Application Deadline for Mac Serve Reading Week is Monday, November 21.

For more information, please contact Leah Henderson