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19 FRIDAY
9:00 p.m. @ McGarvey Commons
Band- Saving Jane. Every 10th per
son gets free t-shirt
10:00 p.m. @ Reed 117
LEB Movie: Blind Side
22 MONDAY 23 TUESDAY
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
@ Junker Center
Junior Olympic Volleyball
Tournament
6:00-8:00 p.m. @ Junker
Center
Aerobics Classes
TOPS soccer program kicks off
RACHELLE THOMPSON
On Wednesday night the Behrend
TOPS Soccer Program celebrated its
10th anniversary with excitement.
Dan Perritano, the head men's soc
cer coach at Behrend, started the
TOPS Soccer Program ten years ago
with previous head women's soccer
coach Patrick O'Driscoll.
Perritano, who is a father of special
needs daughters thought it was some
thing to bring to the Erie community.
“I saw the program at a coaching
conference, 10 years ago or so and de
cided it would be good with Junker
Center opening, it was something we
could get started,’’Perrier said.
When spring rolls around, children
involved get excited. What makes it so
great and exciting is the volunteers.
To help make the program work are
60-70 committed volunteers, coming
from athletics to students on campus.
“I heard about the program through
some friends,” said sophomore Alan
Agouti. “I wanted to do it so I could
help better myself and the commu
nity."
In order to be involved with TOPS
the volunteers must meet three stan
dards: to succeed, get enjoyment from
their kids, and make a difference.
“Making sure the child is active,
making sure you develop a good con
nection so the child is looking forward
to seeing you next week and making
sure you're meeting the recreational
needs the parent has in mind for that
child." Perrier said.
Culture Events
The Bund Side
LEB movie in Reed 117 at 10
p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Ad
mission is $l. An movie chroni
cling Michael Oher, an offensive
lineman for the Baltimore
Ravens. After being in foster
care, the would-be football star
starts to chase his dreams while
being supported by Sean Tuohy
(Tim McGraw) and Leigh Anne
wikimedia.org Tuohy (Sandra Bullock).
Comedian Esther Ku
Comedian Esther Ku per
forms in Bruno’s Cafe at 9 p.m
on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Ku has been a regular to the
loston International Comedy
Festival and performed in the
ihit comedy Shear Madness.
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20 SATURDAY 21 SUNDAY
9:00-10:00 p.m. @ Bruno’s
Comedian Esther Ku
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. @ Junker Cen
ter
Open swim
11:30 - 1:00 a.m. @ Reed 113
Logan Series
5:00-5:30 p.m. @ Reed 003
THON Meeting
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Mrs. Hitches, a parent of one of the
special needs children, says her boys
know when it’s coming up and get all
ready for the night.
“Jordan is nonverbal, but you can
tell he's excited to come.” said Pam
Hitches.
“Brett, he always makes sure what
color is his shirt, who is his coach and
where is his ball. It’s a great program”
On the first night, Wednesday, stu
dents meet their kids, ages 3 - 24, their
parents and discuss goals for the next
six weeks.
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7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. @ Junker Center
Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament
10:00 p.m. @ Reed 117
LEB Movie: The Blind Side
Daniel Smith The Behrend Beat
Behrend Students helped kids at all skill levels particpate in TOPS soccer
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24 WEDNESDAY 25 THURSDAY
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. @ Junker
Center
Open Swim
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
@ REED 117
Behrend Idol
9:00 p.m. @ Reed 117
LEB Movie:
Nine
After everyone is acquainted, it’s
time to play. For the hour and a half
session, students and their children
play various games throughout the
gym and connect.
“You'll see all types of things going
on. You can see tag games, duck duck
goose, bowling, a lot of soccer and
basketball. It's almost an open gym,”
Perrier said. “We want to meet the
needs of the children.”
The upcoming volunteers meet with
their kids once a week, do various ac
tivities and create a connection, some-
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. @ Junker Center
Open swim
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. @ Smith Chapel
Campus Worship
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. @ Smith Chapel
Catholic Mass
once again
thing Behring has done successfully. A
total of 75 - 80 percent of children re
turn every year.
More factors that help add success
are the two generous donors of the
program. For the past 6-7 years, the
Kiwanis Club of East Erie and Ser
toma Club of Erie give two grants that
help run the program. This allows for
free t-shirts and soccer balls for the
kids.
With the popularity of the TOPS soc
cer program increasing, not everyone
gets a chance to involve their children.
8:00 p.m. @ McGarvey Com
mons
Band Kinsey Sicks
10:00 p.m. @ Reed 117
LEB Movie: Nine
This Week's Sports i
Friday, March 19
- Men’s baseball does a double
header against Pitt-Bradford and
Thomas More at home starting at 1
p.m.
-Men’s Tennis takes on Pitt-Bradford
at 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20
-Women’s water polo takes on com
petition at home at TBA.
Tuesday, March 23
-Men’s tennis takes on Pitt-Greens
burg on home-ground at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24
-Women’s water polo take on Gannon on home turf at 7 p.m.
-Men’s tennis travel to take on Franciscan at 4 p.m.
-Men’s baseball travels to take on Fredonia at 2 p.m,
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26 FRIDAY
TOPS managed to raise over $lOO,OOO
“I know a lot of parents who have
been trying for a couple of years to get
in the program because they have
heard such great things about it. It’s
just really wonderful,” Hitzges said.
“It gets the kids out, it gets them on
e on-one time with a typical person.
Plus, an hour and a half of physical ac
tivity that the parents don’t have to be
right there doing with them."
♦bold indicates a home game
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. @
Junker Center
Open Swimming
10:00 p.m. @ Reed 117
LEB Movie:
Nine