On the weekend of January 8th and 9th, the Roger Williams University community was privileged with the presence of United States Olympians Natasha Watley and Vicky Galindo, as the Roger Williams University Softball team hosted the two for the first annual Olympic Occasion. To read more about the event, click here.
Thank you again to all the supporters of the event. We hope to see you again in 2012!
The Olympian Occasion Dinner Photo Gallery
The Olympian Occasion Dinner Program
The Olympian Occasion Clinic Photo Gallery
FEEDBACK ON THE OLYMPIAN OCCASION
From Vicky Galindo (via Twitter):
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From Natasha Watley (via Twitter):
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From a parent of a clinic attendee:
“Hi Coach,
Thanks so much for putting together the clinic last weekend. My daughter Kaitlin had a blast. She's almost 14 and she said it was "sick." Which is quite a compliment!
Hope you have a great season. Looking forward to making it to a game.”
- Michelle
From a clinic attendee:
“Just wanted to thank you again for the invitation to yesterday’s clinic. I really enjoyed meeting you, the team, and the Olympians. It was an amazing experience.”
- Kaitlyn
From the parent of a RWU Hawk team member:
“Dear Coach,
We just wanted to thank you once again for inviting us out this weekend. I don't know how to put into words how awesome it was to spend time with Vicky and Natasha. They are both remarkable young women, and we were absolutely amazed at how generous they were with their time and talents! We know that Sarah has been inspired, and her resolve to play the game of softball has returned with a vengeance!! She'll be talking about this experience for a very long time! This was an all-around win-win situation for everyone involved. Thank you for making this happen! We are looking forward to the start of the season!! Go Hawks!!!”
- Kathi and John Grill
From a clinic attendee:
“Hello Coach Maudie,
Thank you so much for the opportunity to meet the team and learn from the Olympians. It was a great experience and I had a lot of fun!”
- Emily
From a coach who attended the dinner and brought his daughter to the clinic:
“Good evening Coach Maudie,
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the clinic today and the banquet last night. As an assistant coach, I found the speeches of both Natasha and Vicky to be very inspirational and I intend to use their stories to help motivate players showing a genuine interest in the sport. As for my daughter Katelyn, she was so excited today to have met Natasha Watley. She has fallen in love with the sport, and being in a clinic receiving instruction and tips from two U.S. Olympians is an experience that I know she will remember and seek to perfect throughout her career. I hope that you continue to provide events like this in the future. I will do my best to keep track of upcoming events. We are always searching for opportunities in which she can gain the knowledge and skills to achieve her dream of becoming a star performer in the sport.”
- Alan
From a clinic attendee:
“Dear Coach Maudie,
I just wanted to thank you again for the clinic today. I had so much fun and learned a lot! Thanks again!”
- Chelsea
From an alumna whose daughter attended the clinic:
“Hi Joyce,
It was nice meeting you today. Erica had a great time at the clinic and learned a lot as well. Please keep my email for any other clinics you will be having. We would be interested in any future clinics with your team. They were great!
It is always nice going back to RWU.
Anyway, thank you and your team!!!”
- Mary
From a RWU softball alumna:
“Hey Coach,
I am so happy that everything went well last weekend. I could not believe how organized everything was and that the team put most of it together. You should definitely be proud, it was an amazing accomplishment.”
- Sam
From Kathleen McMahon, Ed.D., Roger Williams University Dean of Students:
“Hi Joyce,
“I wanted to congratulate you on a superb event with the Olympic players last Saturday. You and your players did a great job in planning, organizing and running the event. The parents and student that attended, I know were grateful for the opportunity and inspired by the two speakers. Thanks so much for inviting me. I really enjoyed it.”
From Amanda Becker, Roger Williams University Public Affairs Specialist:
“Hello Joyce!
“You should know you did a really great job with the Saturday evening event. Everything ran smoothly and the entire audience really seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Thanks so much.”
