Yerin Kayla Lee

Faith Pollino
Zie Moyes

Group Presentation Outline

Save and Shelter Service (The SAVE Club) Save and volunteer expedition

Introduction

Main focus: athletes.

General Theme: Our general theme is to inform and persuade the audience that students at
Wheaton College, mainly athletes, should dedicate time to contribute to the surrounding
community by serving the homeless or those with special needs such as Down Syndrome.

Specific Theme: As students who live in a sheltered and safe community, we need to focus on
serving the less fortunate people outside the Wheaton community.

Attention Grabber: Did you know that there are 80,000 homeless people in the city of
Chicago? Crazy right? There are approximately 2,400 undergraduates at Wheaton.

Thesis: Our idea is to create an organization that will help student athletes contribute to both our
city and community. By making a mandatory service day for all student athletes, we will show
why the SAVE club is important and describe how our athletes will participate in helping the
homeless in Chicago and people with down syndrome in our Wheaton community.

Introduction – In order to form bridges between Wheaton College and the outside community,
we have created a club called the SAVE program. The main objectives of this club is to bring
students together so that we can reach out to our local community through various acts of service
that includes but is not limited to providing aid to the homeless in the city of Chicago and
serving those with special needs. SAVE will be a program where students will be able to
volunteer and branch out of the Wheaton Bubble in order to meet the needs of those in need. In
doing this, students will be able to develop a heart of service and compassion while expanding
their perspective on the outside world. This organization provides opportunities to meet others
and build communities in local areas all while learning to grow and cultivate our gifts and talents
both as an individual and as a group.

● Our mission statement comes from Philippians 2:4. As Christians, we are called to stop
“... looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
● “It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ
Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.”
(Ephesians 2:10)
● But don’t take our word as to why it is a problem here at Wheaton, we decided to send
out a survey to over ___ students to get their opinion on this topic as well.
 ○ (show statistics) ____% of students also agree that this is a problem of Wheaton
students not taking care of homeless people in our city, as well as needing to take
care of other people in need more often locally

SASS+: We want to serve others through volunteering in homeless shelters and providing love
and care for College Church’s down syndrome program called the STAR’s.

Bringing the vision of God’s kingdom to earth. (Safe space for everyone)

Transition: We will now describe the organization and goal of the SAVE program

I. Main Point 1 : Describing how the organization focuses on athletes and their
participation for the homeless in Chicago, and at the STAR’s program.
● Subpoint: Student athletes will partner with the Lincoln Park Community Shelter in the
city of Chicago.
● Subpoint: The LPCS’s mission is to bring communities together to empower individuals
facing holessness and poverty so that they are able to secure stable housing and make
sustainable life changes. (LPCS, 2021)
● Subpoint: Many families and individuals of all race gender and ages are affected by
homelessness each year.
○ Subsubpoint: Many people who are homeless have jobs but are still unable to
support themselves due to the high prices of Chicago's rent.
○ Subsubpoint: People who tend to be homeless usually have some type of
background like drug and alcohol abuse, incarceration, veterans, mental disorders
or physical disabilities and many even fall victim to domestic violence.
● Subpoint: Student athletes will also be required to serve in their own community in
Wheaton.
● Subpoint: College Church in Wheaton has a program called the STARS program.
○ Subsubpoint: Family Services provides private community-based homes
(supportive living arrangements) and related services for adults with
developmental disabilities in Wheaton, Illinois. (STARS Family Services, 2021)
○ Subsubpoint: The homes allow for these individuals to continue to live in their
own communities, close to their family, friends, and church.
○ Subsubpoint: All residents are involved in the STARS Disability Ministry at
College Church.
● Subpoint: With all this being said about our program so far, let's talk about the budget so
we are able to plan how this would all work out.
○ Subsubpoint: Luckily this organization won’t need many funds
○ Subsubpoint: We will use Wheaton sports buses for transportation to take to the
shelter which is 30 miles away from Wheaton
■ Subsubpoint: The Wheaton sports buses is 6.1 mpg with diesel which
costs $3.13 per gallon
 ■ Subsubpoint: With the shelter being 30 miles away this will cost roughly
around $30 round trip, plus a $6 tip each time (20%)
■ Subsubpoint: With smaller teams being able to fit together, this will bring
us to 10 buses
● Subsubpoint: This will become a total of $720 for all the teams
going twice in their season
○ Subpoint: We have decided to partner with Lincoln Park Community Services
where we will help cook and serve the meals that day to homeless people
■ Subsubpoint: This will not costs us anything
■ Subsubpoint: We will use $350 of our $3,000 budget to go towards
snacks that we will also bring for these homeless people as well.
■ Subsubpoint: Regarding the STARS program, we will use the remainder

Transition: We will now talk about making this mandatory for athletic teams.

II. Main Point 2 – Wheaton Students: making it mandatory for athletics teams
● Subpoint: Sports teams, when in season, practice almost every day and even sometimes
on Saturdays, especially during COVID-19.
● Subpoint: Athletes take a couple of hours out of their day to play a sport, which is many
hours out of the week and if they can spend all this time playing a sport, they can
definitely put time towards more important areas such as helping the homeless and
people with Down Syndrome
● Subpoint: Coaches need to make this mandatory to show athletes that they still need to
serve Christ and His Kingdom and one way can be helping people in need
● Subpoint: Once we get this going for athletic teams we will then open this up to the
entire Wheaton community
● Subpoint: All that were asking is for sports teams to take 2 Saturday mornings out of
each semester
○ Subsubpoint: One where they coordinate with The Lincoln Park Community
Shelter to go in and help serve in the city of Chicago to help the homeless
○ Subsubpoint: Then the other Saturday would be dedicated to helping the STARS
program
● Subpoint: This can be done in 2 ways:
○ Subsubpoint: One where the whole team goes to the same program for that
Saturday
○ Subsubpoint: Or two, where the team can split up and choose which program
they want to go to first, and then switch and go to the other program for the
second session
● Subpoint: This will teach athletes that serving the lord at Wheaton by community here
through sports teams and other ways, is just as important as serving the outside
community and branching out
● Subpoint: Along with team bonding comes numerous benefits including, responsibility,
communication, trust, respect, confidence, etc. (12 Benefits of Team Building Activities,
2020)
○ Subsubpoint: Why wouldn’t you want to do this for your team?
● Subpoint: Because we are making these service times at the same time as one of their
regular practice times and making it mandatory, athletes are still not allowed to miss this
unless they have a funeral, hospitalized, ill, etc.
○ Subsubpoint: They will need an excused absence in order to miss these events.
○ Subsubpoint: This would be just as important as a regular practice
● Subpoint: In order to get feedback before we even start this organization, we decided to
get input and thoughts/quotes from athletes today on how they think this will benefit
them and feedback from Phil Ryken on how we can improve in the future
○ Boy soccer
■ “I definitely think as Christian athletes, we must and should do community
service that serves the local communities and neighborhoods. I believe
that regular athletes and sports teams have the responsibility of being there
for their community as well. Teams often represent a town or a city, and as
they are supported during games, often financially, teams and players
should always give back. This is the beauty of sports, support is
reciprocal. (Harrison Lee, ‘23)
○ Boy football
■ “I’ve been blessed with my comfortable lifestyle but aren’t I called to live
like Jesus? Last time I checked Jesus was NOT comfortable on the cross!”
(Phil LoChirco, ‘23)
○ Girl track
■ “Being a student athlete is not just an atmosphere to compete, but an
atmosphere to learn to work together with your team and serve the
Kingdom of God.” (Chloe Kent ‘23)
○ Girl volleyball
■ “This club would be a great way for athletes to come together as a
community and serve those around them. It would give us the opportunity
to spread the love of Christ and cultivate relationships with others.”
(Emma Sweatman ‘23)
○ Phil Ryken
■ “Overall, I like the idea of encouraging students to get involved with
serving others. I also love STARS and getting students engaged in the city.
I am less keen on something that is assigned as mandatory. Typically, there
is better buy-in when people make their own decisions about how and
where to get involved. While occasionally student-athletes get involved
with service during practice times, it is much more common for these to be
extra activities. The same is true with our music ensembles—another
aspect of student life that could be engaged.”
● Subpoint: President Phil Ryken is completely right, people are more likely to do this if
they choose it voluntarily, and we will begin to open it up as a volunteer club once we see
how athletes react to it
○ Subsubpoint: Seeing these quotes so far from just a couple of athletes has been
very reassuring to see the passion they have behind this if it did become a real part
of Wheaton.
Transition: We will now talk about why the SAVE club is important and what this can bring to
the Wheaton community.

III. Main Point 3: The purpose of the SAVE program is to serve the surrounding community and
there are several benefits that come along with this action

A. Subpoint: According to an article written by Western Connecticut State University,

engaging in community service improves social and relational skills.
1. Subsubpoint: It boosts one’s self-confidence, self-esteem and satisfaction of life
as doing good to others provides a natural sense of accomplishment while
decreasing the risk of depression as you develop a social support system that
prevents you from social isolation.
2. Subsubpoint: Dedicating your time to serve others strengthens your ties to the
community while broadening your support network, discovering resources and
boosting one’s social skills.
3. Subsubpoint: For those who are shy and have a hard time meeting new people,
reaching out provides the opportunity to practice and develop social skills which
will eventually help you branch out and make more friends and connections as
well as making fulfilling memories.
B. Subpoint: According to page 22 of the journal Motivations of NCAA Student Athletes in
Community Service, College Athletes can also experience many opportunities to grow as
an athlete, a team and as an individual.
1. Subsubpoint: College Athletes are able to recognize the difference they make
beyond the classroom and competitions while supporting the student athlete
experience.
2. Subsubpoint: Provides opportunities to develop leadership skills, interpersonal
skills and increases dedication in college sports and cities across the country.
3. Subsubpoint: Doing community service as a team provides a bonding
opportunity that can improve teamwork, coordination, communication and
relationships.
C. Subpoint: The benefits of community service for the future.
1. Subsubpoint: Students are able to develop the skills they need to succeed both
professionally and as community leaders as it gives students the chance to apply
their knowledge in real world settings.
2. Subsubpoint: Developing skills that employers want to see, such as teamwork,
leadership, problem-solving, professionalism and the ability to work with people
from different backgrounds.
3. Subsubpoint: Students are able to bring in useful skills and services, offer new
ideas and perspectives and increase their sense of responsibility while serving as
strong role models.
D. Subpoint: The benefits of the SAVE program to the Wheaton community
1. Subsubpoint: Encouraging student athletes to participate in community service
builds a comfortable and tight-knit community within Wheaton as students build
stronger relationships through this program.
2. Subsubpoint: The mission statement of the program closely aligns with
Wheaton’s mission statement as they work together to promote “For Christ and
His Kingdom.”
 3. Subsubpoint: By serving the less fortunate, Student (Athletes) will be able to
have a better understanding and appreciation of the privileges that they have been
taking for granted.
4. Subsubpoint: Through these experiences, students will be able to grow both in
character and spiritually.

Transition: It’s important for students to be well-prepared for life and become strong
Christian leaders. Participating in service programs and building relationships will boost
students' love for the world and others. As Christians God calls us to serve others and build
ourselves up in community and love.

Conclusion – With our organization we will get our own Wheaton students athletes to serve in
the city of Chicago and in our very own backyard in Wheaton. By making student athletes
participate in this important organization, the SAVE club will help bring joy and happiness to the
homeless of Chicago, the STARS down syndrome program and our very own athletes. We as a
student body will be serving others just how God wants us to and how He served us.
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Revised survey link: https://form.jotform.com/210894883829170