2008 Woodie Awards
Boise State Construction Management builds up Special Olympics
KAYLA CHRISTOPHERSON
Culture Writer
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: Culture
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Next February, Boise will host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Special needs athletes who are at least eight years old from all over the world will congregate here for the momentous international event.
Steve Trimble, a representative from the Special Olympics, needed some help in a rush and called upon Boise State.
Neil Smart, president of Boise State construction management, led a team of eight volunteers in building two timing booths for the games next winter.
"This will be our signature project for the year," John Carr, public relations officer for the club said.
The energy surrounding the project is palpable and the team is glad to be helping out. "Any opportunity we have to give back, we're willing to take it up. We appreciate Special Olympics allowing us to be a part of this," Carr said.
"This is the first day we have worked," Pat Prescott, a student volunteer, said, "We've been working nights, till like three in the morning."
The team of volunteer students worked throughout the evenings for just over a week before finishing the first booth.
Late nights seem to be commonplace with this crew; they enjoy working on large projects throughout the year.
When asked about their long hours each team member replied with a smile, proving that the time has been well spent and that on this particular project, the rewards vastly outweigh any pitfalls.
"It says a lot about Boise State, that we could all come together and work with the Special Olympics," Carr said.
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