Grant-A-Week WINNER
Carrie Gagné - Athletic Therapist

My name is Carrie Gagné and I am the Athletic Therapist for the University of Winnipeg Wesmen Men's Volleyball Team. I was honoured to be chosen for this grant and I would like to tell you my story. I started to become interested in Athletic Therapy my grade 12 year of high school. I had a wonderful Physical Education teacher that got me involved by getting me a volunteer position at a clinic to see if this was what I really wanted to spend the rest of my life doing. It was and it still is.

I started school at the University of Winnipeg in the fall of 2000 and I really got to see what Athletic Therapy was all about. I started working with the Wesmen and really enjoyed the team aspect of Athletic Therapy. I knew that this was for me. Once the season was over, I started working with four Winnipeg teams in order to increase my skills and my self-confidence. It worked wonders because now, in my second year of Athletic Therapy at the University of Winnipeg, I will be taking over the Men's Volleyball Team as the Senior Therapist come Christmas.

I want to thank CAAWS/Nike Grant for giving me the opportunity to tell my story. It hasn't been easy but the positive times far outweigh the negative ones. This is what I want to do with my life and am hoping to, one day, work with the Men's National Volleyball Team. This grant will help me to buy a much needed emergency travel kit for when I work go on the road with the team. Thanks again.

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