Arissa Baker (Cheerleading, University of the Cumberlands) grew up in La Follette. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Arissa Baker’s, in full.
The question
Tell a story about a moment when your hometown came together or achieved something that made you proud.
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Arissa Baker’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
The time my hometown came together and achieved something that made me proud is when we held a special olympics and the cheerleaders helped with it and it was so incredible watching these differently abled children be able to do things that they did not know they could do. They are so brave and it was just so amazing watching them learn new skills and be that proud of themselves. Being able to help make that happen is something that I will always be proud of. Now it doesn't only happen once anymore it is now annually and sometimes twice annually and it is amazing and a program that I will always always always support and knowing that I was able to help make that first one happen will always be something I'm proud of.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
Reported by Hello Newswire.