Term 3 Reflection (commitment)

 Commitment:

Commitment is a big thing in New Zealand especially at times like now during the Olympics as a kiwi named Haydon Wilde just won bronze in the triathlon which is the first NZ medal in that event since 2008. He had to commit to heaps of training to get to where he is today and he has been training heaps for the last five years to make the Olympics. Haydon has trailed behind all races and he had to stay committed to climb up the ladders and back into his race he ended up coming up short of first place but should still be proud of his bronze medal achievement. He shows the NZ spirit and has shown what can happen when you stayed committed. Surprisingly in another text, I had read it also shows the same topic of commitment. This article was about other kiwi Olympics athletes who like Haydon are doing their best to win a medal for their achievements at the games. This article talks about how the New Zealand rugby sevens team is in the semi-finals against Great Britain after beating Canada in the quarters. For this team to make the Olympics they must if shown a great amount of commitment to training for years and for many, many hours to make the Olympic team and for them as a player to see improvement in their sports. With their commitment, they will see their achievement and see how far they have come so far. These two articles are great ways to show what you can achieve if you fully commit to something just like these athletes. 

Willem Freed:

Willem Freed is a seven-year-old boy from Christchurch. He had a birthday party which was turned into a fundraising event. For his birthday he asked his mum if he could fundraise for Orana park instead after he found out that they had been cut from funding. He raised over 1000 dollars from his disco-themed birthday fundraiser. Orana park was very glad about this donation.