MEREDITH RANNEY OF CENTRE COLLEGE, a junior women's soccer player from Owensboro, Ky., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending September 26, 2010.

When it comes to changing lives, Ranney certainly help put a smile on many children who suffered from medical illnesses and disabilities this past summer. 

The junior spent the summer at The Center For Courageous Kids in Scottsville, Ky., where she served as a camp counselor and was in charge of all “Fun and Games Activities.” 

A typical day consisted of Ranney creating the “Fun and Games” curriculum and then administering it to about 40 children. Over the course of the summer, she worked with a variety of children with illnesses such as cancer, downs syndrome, hemophilia, epilepsy, heart conditions, and sickle cell anemia. 

When asked what she took most from this camp, Ranney said, "It was an amazing experience that taught me that all kids just want to be treated like kids. They want to play, laugh, and find friends like them.”  

As a result of this experience, Ranney has concluded that she would like to go to physicians assistant school and work in pediatrics.