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| Members of the Bethel Park, Pennsylvania in the midst of "Workout Monday," which consisted of clearing snow from neighbors' driveways. Photo from Bethel Park School District via the Washington Post. |
The two teens were there for football practice. There is now football field or workout room at the woman's house. But she did have a driveway with 11 inches of snow on it.
It turns out the teens' football coach had a creative way to compensate for a team workout being canceled because of the snowstorm. As the Washington Post tells us in a very nice story, the coach sent this email and Tweet:
"Due to expected severe weather, Monday's weightlifting workout has been cancelled. Find an elderly or disabled neighbor and shovel their driveway. Don't accept any money - that's our Monday workout."
This is one of the most creative and best ways I've ever seen to work around an inconvenience. Just turn bad weather into something great.
The elderly woman at the top of this story was certainly grateful. She recently had shoulder surgery so she couldn't clear her driveway. She had no relatives close by who could swing by and shovel. So the football players were a godsend.
It turns out this is a tradition in Bethel Park when it snows. If the storm is a biggie, the high school football team comes to the rescue.
As the Washington Post describes it, the football players liked the assignment, too. One of the football players, David Shelpman, 16, grabbed some teammates and were outside for eight hours shoveling. They even forgot to stop for lunch.
"It was a fun way to spend the day...We just kept going until we'd done six houses," Shelpman told the Washington Post. "It made me feel like I was a part of something bigger than myself."
I really hope this idea for a high school team "workouts" spread
Read the entire Washington Post article here.
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