Community Connection

For my Community Connection assignment, I have chosen to interview Eddie Morante. A hockey coach, and a youth worker who works at Poco Recreation Center.

 

• The reason I chose to interview Eddie, is because his career as a youth worker really inspires me since it’s always been an interest of mine to be a social worker. To me, it’s not only about having good pay but also about having a job that I can enjoy and work hard for at the same time, so I thought Eddie’s occupation(s) were perfect to interview.
• A little over half an hour later I got a reply and this is what he said:

• As you can see above, Eddie helps the youth by coaching them on hockey and personally helping them which is another reason why his career and positions give me inspiratiration for me in the future.
• Eddie was going through personal issues at a time in his career but he decided to push through and work hard to end up where he is today and that’s why I was inspired and respect him.

• Above you can see that overall, Eddie is very satisfied and passionate about where he is today and he said that there is nothing he would change about it. I also see that he worked very hard at the beginning of his career so that things could all work for him in the end.
• Something really important I’ve learned from Eddie is to not be bothered by what people say about you because it’s possible to accomplish great things and you shouldn’t let someone bring you down no matter what. I feel like that’s a great lesson I’ve learned and will definitely take his advice.