Dear fellow Hanoverians:
Please see below for some great opportunities at Cardinal Cushing Centers.
Special Olympic Track & Field Practice 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Spring session starts March 26th
Athletes will have the opportunity to pick two events they would like to
train for. Track events include the mile walk or run, 100 meter or 200
meter run or walk. Training will cover proper warm up/cool down activities
and proper nutrition and training attire. Athletes will have the
opportunity to participate at the Special Olympic assessments at Brockton
High School and attend the 2016 Massachusetts Special Olympic Summer Games
in Boston.
Special Olympic Young Athletes Program 10:00 –11:30 a.m.
8 week session runs from April 2, 2016 – May 21, 2016
This program, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Special Olympics, will
offer children with developmental disabilities under the age of 8 years old
(and their families) the chance to develop beginner sport skills through
fun activities. The program is held in the gymnasium with full use of all
of their equipment including the rock climbing wall. Program participants
will have the opportunity to use the heated outdoor pool for fun and to
develop beginner swimming skills. The pool is staffed by certified Water
Safety instructors and American Red Cross Life Guards. Please visit
www.specialolympicsma.org/youngathletes for further details and video
introduction.
For more information about these programs, please contact Tom McElman,
Director of Recreation at 781-829-1295 or tmcelman@cushingcenters.org.
Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. is in the business of changing lives. A
non-profit organization founded in Hanover, MA in 1947, Cushing Centers
began as a day and residential school for students with intellectual
disabilities. With additional locations in Braintree, Cushing now supports
over 600 individuals of all ages, with the goal of helping each student and
adult to become included and independent members of society. Programs
include, among others, affordable housing, community programs, education,
employment training, recreational, therapeutic, and residential services.
Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc.
405 Washington Street Hanover, Massachusetts 02339
http://www.cushingcenters.org
Cardinal Cushing Centers is a place where people of all ages and abilities
find possibility, opportunity, and hope.
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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