Photo Credit: Courtesy of NAYS
Grateful for all of the friendships she forged while playing sports, Leslie Brinson is intent on making sure youngsters who participate in programs at the city of Bloomington’s (Ind.) Parks & Recreation Department are as lucky as she was.
“Most of my memories involve teammates and the strong lasting friendships we created on the court or field,” says Brinson, who has spent the past decade as the department’s Facility/Program Coordinator. “I want participants in my program to develop life-long friendships with all kinds of people they would not normally interact with through school or other social venues.”
Brinson’s department offers a variety of sports programs with—you guessed it—basketball being the most popular in the basketball-crazed state of Indiana.