{"id":2644,"date":"2016-03-12T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2016-03-12T08:30:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T12:30:58","slug":"special-olympics-training-programs-at-cardinal-cushing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2644","title":{"rendered":"Special Olympics training programs at Cardinal Cushing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Please see below for some great opportunities at Cardinal Cushing Centers.<\/p>\n<p>Special Olympic Track &amp; Field Practice 11:30 a.m. &#8211; 12:30 p.m.<br \/>\nSpring session starts March 26th<\/p>\n<p>Athletes will have the opportunity to pick two events they would like to<br \/>\ntrain for.  Track events include the mile walk or run, 100 meter or 200<br \/>\nmeter run or walk.  Training will cover proper warm up\/cool down activities<br \/>\nand proper nutrition and training attire. Athletes will have the<br \/>\nopportunity to participate at the Special Olympic assessments at Brockton<br \/>\nHigh School and attend the 2016 Massachusetts Special Olympic Summer Games<br \/>\nin Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Special Olympic Young Athletes Program 10:00 \u201311:30 a.m.<br \/>\n8 week session runs from April 2, 2016 \u2013 May 21, 2016<\/p>\n<p>This program, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Special Olympics, will<br \/>\noffer children with developmental disabilities under the age of 8 years old<br \/>\n(and their families) the chance to develop beginner sport skills through<br \/>\nfun activities.  The program is held in the gymnasium with full use of all<br \/>\nof their equipment including the rock climbing wall.  Program participants<br \/>\nwill have the opportunity to use the heated outdoor pool for fun and to<br \/>\ndevelop beginner swimming skills.  The pool is staffed by certified Water<br \/>\nSafety instructors and American Red Cross Life Guards. Please visit<br \/>\nwww.specialolympicsma.org\/youngathletes for further details and video<br \/>\nintroduction.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about these programs, please contact Tom McElman,<br \/>\nDirector of Recreation at 781-829-1295 or tmcelman@cushingcenters.org.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. is in the business of changing lives. A<br \/>\nnon-profit organization founded in Hanover, MA in 1947, Cushing Centers<br \/>\nbegan as a day and residential school for students with intellectual<br \/>\ndisabilities. With additional locations in Braintree, Cushing now supports<br \/>\nover 600 individuals of all ages, with the goal of helping each student and<br \/>\nadult to become included and independent members of society.  Programs<br \/>\ninclude, among others, affordable housing, community programs, education,<br \/>\nemployment training, recreational, therapeutic, and residential services.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc.<br \/>\n405 Washington Street Hanover, Massachusetts  02339<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.cushingcenters.org<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Cushing Centers is a place where people of all ages and abilities<br \/>\nfind possibility, opportunity, and hope.<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) has been a valued push notification<br \/>\nsince the spring of 2004 &#8211; long before there were push notifications!<\/p>\n<p>For submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions<br \/>\nabout &#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nPlease follow the link in the response e-mail to validate your<br \/>\naccount. 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