Going Out of Her Way to Make a Difference

From the NCAA's official website:

Brianna O’Donnell not only talks about making a difference -- she is actually doing it.

The sophomore field hockey goalkeeper from the University of North Carolina has gone on two lengthy trips to Kenya over the past year, volunteering at an orphanage in Kibera -- the world’s second-largest slum -- in the capital city of Nairobi. Her main objective was improving the children’s quality of life.

O’Donnell made her first trek to Kenya last December, staying for three weeks as a participant in the Global Volunteer Network program. She immediately fell in love with the children, and knew this was a cause she could not just walk away from.

In May, O’Donnell went back to help the same orphanage where she had worked during winter break. She wrote her family and close friends a letter, asking for donations that would directly make marked improvements at the orphanage. The native of Collegeville, Pa., raised $7,500 in four weeks, a sum she knew could really help.

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