Team reads for Blindness Awareness Month
Friday, November 1, 2024
Photos by Jennifer Cline, writer/magazine editor, unless otherwise noted
An inspiring team effort took place recently with readings of “Meet Mason” by the Penn College men’s basketball team. In honor of Blindness Awareness Month in October, the team, their coach and the book’s author engaged children in various local settings, including the Dunham Children’s Learning Center at Penn College, the Otto Bookstore in downtown Williamsport and Cochran Primary School.
The “center” of this team dynamic is Mason Chapman, whose story is shared in “Meet Mason” by his mother Megan E. Rogers, information desk assistant at Penn College. Fast forward to Mason joining the Wildcats' team in October 2023 as part of a Team Impact outreach facilitated by men’s basketball coach Geoff B. Hensley. And the connections continue.
“It was super special to have the final reading (for Blindness Awareness Month) at Otto’s with the whole team and Mason present,” Rogers enthused. “I think this is truly a great team! I am very thankful for these young men. I know the life of a college athlete is very busy, but for them to take time to help spread awareness is just amazing.”
Congratulations to the team for making lasting impressions and great memories for their teammate Mason and every child who attended their readings.