Athletes at the Senese Inclusive Education School received a welcome gift of sports gear from an American university last week.
The George Mason University in the United States of America donated 130 shirts, shorts, suits and sports shoes worth 5,000 tala. In May last year, the U.S. government sponsored a delegation of six athletes and coaches from Senese to participate in track and field games in Washington D.C. During that time, the delegation was able to visit George Mason University along with a number of other academic and cultural sites.
Speaking to the Charge D’Affaires of the American Embassy in Samoa, Peter J Ganser, he stated that this is the first time the George Mason University has donated to Senese School.
“This is a gift from this university in Virginia which the children had the opportunity to visit last year.
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“I think everybody at the university was thrilled to have them there and they wanted to do something nice, so they offered some track uniforms so they can put them to good use especially when they go to the games in Australia this coming year,” he said.
“We like to give gifts to our friends and in this case, the fact that there are children who are disabled and are special, we wanted to recognize that.
“We look forward to them wearing these uniforms and who knows? Maybe one of these students will end up in George Mason University sometime in the future.”
“That’s one of the things I’m working towards here.
“The U.S. Embassy is providing some scholarships for students and those can be the academic superstars who want to have the opportunity to study and work in the United States.”
“George Mason is one of the top universities in Virginia and it’s also where I attended law school, so I am particularly pleased that I am able to be here today not only as the representative of the United States government, but also as an alumni of the George Mason University.
“I just want to hear from Senese and I’ll be following the students and the children as they compete in the games in Australia and I’ll look forward in to hearing about all the good things from them.”
This donation is just as much recognition of Senese’s outstanding sportsmanship at these events as it is a gift. We would not give these uniforms to just anyone, only true champions like Senese,” said Mr. Ganser.
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