“Finding Their Feet Through Soccer“, from Today’s Gainesville Sun:

Elijah Thomas always had a thing for soccer. But with cerebral palsy that keeps him mostly in a wheelchair, the 11-year-old never had the opportunity until now. On a recent sweltering evening Elijah — with the help of some University of Florida volunteers — kicked ball after ball into a goal.

…”This is all he wants to do now,” said his grandmother and guardian, Kathy Thomas. “This is his favorite thing. He gets so excited that you’d think he would fall asleep on the way home, but all the way home he keeps thanking me.”…

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- Man, this is what it’s all about; a little volunteering and helping some kids get their aggressions and kicks out on the field and having a great time.

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