Jennifer Kanetsky

Past Entries

Entry 1

October 27, 2003

After the excitement and fun that is Family Weekend, it was back to the grind for most of us on the team.

In between classes and practices, however, we made one last effort to raise as much money as we could for our Ataxia swim-a-thon held last Saturday. All of the proceeds go towards research for Ataxia, a neurodegenerative disease very similar to Parkinson's disease.

Several of us sat at tables outside of the DUC (Dobbs University Center) trying to raise Ataxia awareness and get sponsors for our cause. Although occasionally discouraged by some people's disinterest, we tried our best and it was well worth it when we did talk to people who were willing to contribute.

For the actual swim-a-thon on Saturday, we each swam 100 lengths of the pool after an abbreviated practice. Afterwards, we had bagels donated from Panera and donuts from Krispy Kreme (thanks to the Ivry family) to enjoy. Krispy Kreme has even been kind enough to donate 900 dozen donuts to our cause for us to sell. Yes, I said 900 DOZEN donuts. So if you or anyone you know might be interested in buying some delicious Krispy Kremes, feel free to email me!

As if the experience wasn't enough team bonding, we followed up the swim-a-thon with another enjoyable team barbeque that enabled everyone to meet the recruits visiting us for the weekend. Along with eating juicy burgers, hotdogs, and yummy cookies from Sam's Club, we all got to kick back and play some sand volleyball and Frisbee.

Now that the weekend is over, we have another week of practicing and getting pumped up to swim Division I UNC-Wilmington for the first time ever. Our women's teams are very evenly matched up and it's going to be a great meet for us so stay tuned for some more fast swims from the Eagles!

Jennifer Kanetsky is a senior from Willoughby, Ohio. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.