{"id":76,"date":"2017-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/pennsylvania\/2017\/03\/02\/meet-coach-pam\/"},"modified":"2017-10-02T00:18:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T04:18:12","slug":"meet-coach-pam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/pennsylvania\/2017\/03\/02\/meet-coach-pam\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Coach Pam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/Pam20Pic202.jpg\" width=\"349\" height=\"334\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;12972&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:334,&quot;width&quot;:349,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Volunteer Turned Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Even when times get hard, I find myself never giving up. Rather, I make\u00a0the situation positive and make new friends in the process.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Beginning in 11th grade, I was inspired by several life experiences to become an elementary school\u00a0teacher. As I grew older and gained experience coaching, working at summer camps, and as a college intern with Playworks, my love for education and children grew. The Playworks college internship provided me the opportunity to experience serving children in a way I have never experienced. As a result, I fell in love with Playworks\u2019 mission and decided to join the Playworks family as an AmeriCorps coach.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a Playworks AmeriCorps coach was a life changer. AmeriCorps has helped me make a better life for myself and help others in the process. As a second year AmeriCorps member, I am greatly appreciative for the outlet it has given me to further my education. In addition, serving has impacted my life in such a positive way that I do not see work as work, but as simply giving back to my community. The feeling\u00a0I get after helping others, especially our youth, is unexplainable. Even when times get hard, I find myself never giving up. Rather, I make the situation positive and make new friends in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Over all, my experience as a Playworks AmeriCorps member has been personally meaningful and inspiring. It\u00a0has led me to build\u00a0strong relationships within my community, with myself, and with others. I am proud to be a AmeriCorps member!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Interested in becoming a Playworks\u00a0AmeriCorps member? 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