The Champions of Character Program at Martin Methodist College is designed to assist those influenced by sports to “know the right thing, do the right thing, and value the right thing” inside and outside of the sports setting. It is the intent of this program to have our NAIA student-athletes, coaches and staff exhibit exemplary character and sportsmanship in all athletic settings. As a result of this program, Martin Methodist College’s goal is to become the leading institution in the nation, known for our strong character skills and our efforts to produce these skills.
Mission Statement: The MMC Champions of Character Program Center will create an atmosphere and environment in which all student-athletes, coaches, administrators, officials, fans, and visitors are exposed to and participate in the true spirit of athletic competition through the demonstration of respect, integrity, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. Its first commitment is to teach, reinforce and monitor strong character skills with both our students, coaches and staff members. Second, it will deliver the five strong character skills to the youth leagues, middle schools and high schools age youth of Giles and surrounding counties.
Rowdy is Santa for The Growing Tree
Pulaski, Tenn. (12/22) - Over thirty MMC Student/Athletes spent the morning enjoying a fun and festive Christmas Party with the Growing Tree Nursery School four-year old students. The students had refreshments, played games, and received a gift from their favorite mascot, Rowdy!
PULASKI, Tenn. - (12/16) The RedHawks Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), operating under our Champions of Character Program Center, implemented a bold idea for holiday cheer to some needy children.
PULASKI, Tenn. (11/2) - Coach Brandie Paul enters her 10th season as the RedHawks softball coach, and there is one important compound issue that seems to consistently remain unanswerable about Coach Paul. The two-part question is: Does Coach Paul’s former players sincerely care and have more respect for her or does she possess more for them? And you might think why would this be even an issue?
Boris, Hardy, and Women's Tennis Team Receive Character Awards
Pulaski, Tenn. (10/1) - Martin Methodist College’s Champions of Character Male and Female Athletes of the Year and its Team of the Year distinguished themselves with quiet leadership and stellar performances – on the field, in the classroom and throughout the community.
PULASKI, Tenn. (9/1) - The Pulaski courthouse square was bathed in bright red on Tuesday morning, Sept. 1, as 300 student-athletes strolled hand-in-hand with preschoolers from First United Methodist Church’s Growing Tree Nursery School. 2nd Annual Youth Soccer Academy
Pulaski, Tenn. (8/24) - Coach Gerry Cleary’s 2 nd Year of the MMC RedHawk’s/Giles County Youth Soccer Academy is off to a record success. Last year Coach Cleary introduced the idea of the Giles County Youth Soccer Association of having his coaching staff and his current team member’s commit themselves to sharing their athletic skills and character education bonding with the soccer youth of our community. Baseball Player Wants to Give Back to the Community
PULASKI, Tenn. (7/31) - Martin Methodist College baseball player Hector Lora umpired this spring in Giles County Little League play at Exchange Park. He added another chapter to his baseball career by organizing a skills clinic for Minor, Prep, and Little League players recently. “Next year, I want to do the same thing and get more players,” he said. Special Olympics: Once Again Victorious in Giles County!
PULASKI, Tenn. (4/2) - The Special Olympics of Giles County is held at the Giles County High School every year. Martin Methodist College has about twenty staff members along with seventy five student/athletes to volunteer to help with this event. Temple of Praise Feeds MMC Athletes
PULASKI, Tenn. (3/4) – The Reverend Stanley Garrett’s Temple of Praise’s congregation annual MMC RedHawk student/athlete spring feed was a huge success again this year! The church fed approximately 250 student/athletes along with 20 coaches and staff members.
PULASKI, Tenn. (2/13) - Martin Methodist College student/athletes went around to all local nursing home/assisted living facilities, including: Meadowbrook, NHC, Ivy Crest, and the Hewitt House. MMC’s 1st Annual Winter Blast Concert a Huge Success!
Pulaski, Tenn. (1/26) - Thalon is a group with three hearts and one vision which is to revitalize and awaken a generation of seekers. They consist of three band members: Austin who is on Lead Vocals and Guitar, Jeremy who is on Bass and BG Vocals, and Wes who is on drums. (more) Red Cross Honors Vashun Wilkins at MMC
Pulaski, Tenn. (10/23) - Visiting Martin Methodist College from the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, DC was the National Chair of Biomedical Services, Brian Hamil and from the Red Cross Blood Services Tennessee Valley Region, board member Matt Saperstone who made a special scholarship presentation to one of Martin Methodist College’s student-athletes, Vashun Wilkins, a MMC RedHawk women’s basketball student/athlete. MMC 3rd Annual RedHawk Walk Another Huge Success!
Pulaski, Tenn. (9/23) - Still continuing a new tradition from two years ago, some of the oldest students in the county joined together with some of the youngest in a moment of unity and spirit displayed in the heart of the county.
American Red Cross/NAIA Youth Leadership Program
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (5/31) - Twelve student-athletes have been selected to represent the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in a partnership with the American Red Cross. The 2008-2009 Red Cross/NAIA Youth Leadership Program is now in its second year, and will inspire, motivate and create a new and diverse generation of Red Cross volunteers and leaders through exemplifying the five core values of the NAIA Champions of Character program.
PULASKI, Tenn. (4/3) - The Special Olympics of Giles County is held at the Giles County High School every year. Martin Methodist College has about twenty staff members along with seventy five student/athletes to volunteer to help with this event. MMC Hosts "Think Pink" Week
Pulaski, Tenn. (2/17) - The "Think Pink" initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. John B. Hendry Medical Benefit
PULASKI, Tenn. (12/15/07) - John B. Hendry was the RedHawk Mascot Trainer for Rowdy at Martin Methodist College. John had a very bad car wreck in July in which he broke his neck.
PULASKI, Tenn. (11/29/07) - Over the previous 30 minutes, a national champion women’s soccer team had been applauded and two student-athletes – tennis player Summer Kavara and basketball player Chauncey Shelton – had been remembered following tragic deaths.
MMC 2nd Annual RedHawk Walk a Huge Success!
PULASKI, Tenn. (9/25/07) - A new tradition was born in Giles County last year as some of the oldest students in the county joined together with some of the youngest in a moment of unity and spirit displayed in the heart of the county.
HOHENWALD, Tenn. (8/11/07) - Over the summer I, Jessica White President of the Martin Methodist College SAAC Committee, joined our head coach Gerry Cleary and one of my teammates Sara Parrigan for a soccer camp in Hohenwald. This camp was full of children and teens wanting to learn more about soccer.
PULASKI, Tenn. (7/16/07) - The Upward Bound Programs are education centers across America for high school students with economic, learning, and social disabilities. These are national programs with local agencies to help prepare students for college entrance and to succeed with their higher educational pursuits. These programs are designed to assist in developing social, educational, and character skills for these “at-risk” students.
PULASKI, Tenn. (6/11/07-7/26/07) - The Martin Methodist College’s Champions of Character RedHawk summer camps were a huge success during the months of June and July. Collectively in the sports of volleyball, basketball, golf, and soccer approximately 500 youth from the ages of 6 to 16 worked under the direction of various RedHawk coaches.
PULASKI, Tenn. (6/14/07) - The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) has selected the 2006-2007 award winners, which honors outstanding achievement in marketing and promotions. Martin Methodist College’s awards were based on their Champions of Character Program Center promotional efforts.
PULASKI, Tenn. (4/11/07) - On April 11th, our community said our final earthly good bye to one very, very special young lady, Ms. Deanna Glossup. Deanna died of Ewing’s Sarcoma Cancer at the age of fourteen, a disease in which she battled daily since she was ten years old. Prior to Deanna sickness she was a RedHawk fan, during her sickness she was one of our biggest fans.
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PULASKI, Tenn. (4/5/07) - The Special Olympics of Giles County is held at the Giles County High School every year. Martin Methodist College has ten plus staff members along with fifty plus student/athletes to volunteer to help with any event. The Special Olympics is a great opportunity for all student/athletes to display and share their Champions of Character skills that they have acquired over the years.
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RedHawk teams, athletes praised for involvement in NAIA’s Champions of Character
PULASKI, Tenn. (3/13/07) – Two RedHawk student-athletes and one varsity team were honored during a March 13 convocation focusing on Martin Methodist College’s Champions of Character program.
PULASKI, Tenn. (2/13/07) Martin Methodist College student/athletes went around to all local nursing home/assisted living facilities, including: Meadowbrook, NHC, Ivy Crest, and the Hewitt House. The student/athletes visited roughly 225 residents and gave them a special Valentine Teddy Bear.
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PULASKI, Tenn. (2/12/07) Martin Methodist College held a special Valentine’s Celebration for all couples that have been married 30 plus years during our RedHawk Women’s Basketball game vs. Lambuth University. We had 18 couples participating in the event and all couples received a long stem red rose along with a small white teddy bear sponsored by our Champions of Character Program at Martin Methodist College. The top eight couples received a dinner for two at one of our local restaurants.
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PULASKI, Tenn. (12/09/06) -- Members of the Tennessee Army National Guard's 115th Field Artillery Unit Battery A, based out of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., were honored by Martin Methodist College and the MMC Champions of Character Program Center Saturday afternoon in a special halftime presentation at the women's basketball game against Brescia Unviersity.
Brown Gives Special Champions of Character Presentation
PULASKI, Tenn. (11/10/06) -- National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character Special Presenter Bruce Brown spent two days, November 9-10, on the campus of Martin Methodist College meeting with various groups to share special encouragement and ideas of character.
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National Champs Host Second Annual Lawrenceburg Clinic
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. -- (08/28/06) Football was in the air as the afternoon hours passed on the last Saturday in August, but in a field in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee children were not concerned about the next weekend's college football openers, but learning their own futbol skills…or soccer as they know it.
MMC Awarded Buffalo Funds Grant
PULASKI, Tenn. (8/28/06) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced today that Buffalo Funds in conjunction with its national sponsorship of Champions of Character, has awarded Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) a grant to assist with its campus Program Center initiatives. MMC Extends Aide and Support in Iraq
PULASKI, Tenn. (8/23/06) -- Martin Methodist College recently found a means to recycle their previous season’s equipment in the deserts of Iraq, as colleges across the nation prepare for the start of a new fall season. |
