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Hi! My name is Eliza and I am a Product Manager at Instacart. I first began playing squash in middle school with Simba Muhwati (Director of Squash at StreetSquash) in Boston and I went on to play at Milton Academy and then Williams College. I have volunteered with StreetSquash for the last three years as […]
Every Thursday, I leave the office for the subway with my squash bag over my shoulder. While I once led the Lafayette College club squash team, I took a hiatus from the game before finding an opportunity to return at StreetSquash. Moving to the city from Hoboken, I wanted to join a local program where […]
Tracee Herbert joined StreetSquash with an open-mind as a middle schooler back in 2009. Like many participants, she got a nudge from her parents to give it a try. For her, having never played sports before, it was a completely new experience. “I never considered myself to be a sporty or athletic person,” Tracee […]
Volunteering at StreetSquash wasn’t my idea. Until last year, the only volunteer work I did was at a not-for-profit that records books for the blind. My work there is quality control — listening to recordings and flagging errors that require rerecording. It’s quiet, contemplative work, with only the occasional interruption to ask a question or […]
