PRINCETON SPECIAL SPORTS ... for special kids!
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BASKETBALL SEASON IS JANUARY 8 THROUGH MARCH 18 (NO GAMES ON FEBRUARY 19). GAMES ARE GENERALLY FROM 1:00 TO 2:30. PLAYERS MUST WEAR UNIFORMS & SNEAKERS, AND BRING A A FILLED WATER BOTTLE TO EACH GAME.
BASEBALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN AND WILL CLOSE ON THE EARLIER OF WHEN WE REACH 55 PLAYERS OR MARCH 5. DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM FROM HANDOUTS IN THE MAIN MENU. BASEBALL SEASON IS APRIL 15 THROUGH JUNE 24. WE PLAY ON SUNDAYS FROM 1 TO 2:30 AT THE COMMUNITY PARK FIELDS IN PRINCETON. PLAYERS NEED TO HAVE A BASEBALL GLOVE.
PSS PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FROM ANY TOWN. PRINCETON RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. NEW PLAYERS MUST BE AT LEAST 6 AS OF JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR FOR WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERING.
NEED MORE INFORMATION? E-MAIL princetonspecialsports@gmail.com. YOU WILL GET THE MOST TIMELY RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IF YOU WILL PLEASE CONTACT US BY E-MAIL. AS AN ALL VOLUNTEER GROUP, WE ARE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO RETURN TELEPHONE CALLS PROMPTLY.
NOW RECRUITING BUDDIES FOR BASEBALL AND SPECIAL NEEDS DANCES -- CONTACT VICE PRESIDENT ANN DIVER AT anndiver@aol.com.
One can do anything, I thought, anything at all, provided with a passionate and competent teacher ... Pat Conroy, Beach Music, 1995
PRINCETON SPECIAL NEEDS DANCES ... for ages 13 and up
PSS AND THE PRINCETON RECREATION DEPARTMENT CO-HOST MONTHLY FRIDAY NIGHT DANCES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE DANCES OFFER A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SOCIALIZE IN A COMFORTABLE HOSTED ENVIRONMENT. FEE ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED - CALL THE PRINCETON RECREATION DEPARTMENT AT (609) 921-9480.
DANCES ARE USUALLY ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AT THE COMMUNITY PARK SCHOOL. DANCES ARE OPEN TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS FRIENDS AGES 13 AND UP FROM ANY AREA TOWN - PRINCETON RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED.
THE 2011-12 DANCE BROCHURE WITH SIGN-UP INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN HANDOUTS.
SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR HALLOWEEN DANCE IN PHOTO ALBUMS IN THE LEFT MENU. THE NEXT DANCE IS ON FEBRUARY 10.
FREE LEGAL WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS
HINKLE, FINGLES & PRIOR will be offering free workshops for the families of people with special needs on the evenings of some of our dances this year. The workshops will start at 7:15 p.m. and take place in the community room of the Princeton Recreation Department, 380 Witherspoon Street in Princeton. The programs are open to everyone, not just families who participate in the dances. You do not need to sign up ahead of time.
The schedule is: November 4 - Guardianship and Estate Planning; January 13 - NJ's Real Life Choices Program; February 10 - Healthcare, Medicaid and Other Entitlements; March 9 - Transition Planning; April 13 - Meeting the Needs of a Child with Autism.
NEW CALENDAR FEATURE! OTHER PRINCETON AREA SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAMS
WE HAVE ADDED A NEW FEATURE TO OUR CALENDAR!!! WE ARE NOW POSTING INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAMS BEING OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE PRINCETON AREA SO YOU CAN GET AT LEAST THE BASIC INFO FROM ONE LOCATION.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH AS MANY ORGANIZATIONS AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE CALENDAR WILL ONLY BE AS USEFUL AS THE INFORMATION WE GET. IF YOU KNOW OF EVENTS WE SHOULD ADD TO THE CALENDAR, PLEASE EMAIL THE INFORMATION TO princetonspecialsports@gmail.com.
THIS IS A PRETTY TIME-CONSUMING UNDERTAKING FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS. WE'LL POST THE BASICS (DATES, LOCATIONS, ETC.) IF YOU GIVE THEM TO US, BUT WON'T EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM WEBSITES, PREPARE OR RETYPE DESCRIPTIONS, OR SCAN HARD COPY. PLEASE INCLUDE A WEB OR EMAIL ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION, OR INCLUDE A PDF ATTACHMENT THAT WE CAN POST IN "HANDOUTS."
PSS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS, OMISSIONS, ETC. AND HAS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION ABOUT WHAT TO POST AND NOT POST.
JED YOUNG WINS 2011 JACK RUTLEDGE CUP
JED YOUNG WAS NAMED THE 2011 PLAYSPORTSTV JACK RUTLEDGE CUP WINNER ON JUNE 26. THE CUP IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO THE PLAYER WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED THE EXCEPTIONAL DETERMINATION, ENTHUSIASM, AND SPORTSMANSHIP EXEMPLIFIED BY OUR FRIEND AND PLAYER, JACK RUTLEDGE. JACK LOST HIS VALIANT FIGHT AGAINST LEUKEMIA IN JANUARY 2008. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY JACK'S DAD AND PSS TRUSTEE JOHN RUTLEDGE, PSS TREASURER CARMINE CONTI, AND PSS CO-PRESIDENTS JOHN PECORA AND DEBORAH MARTIN NORCROSS. PAST WINNERS ARE JOHN DIVER (2008), ETHAN GUELPH (2009), AND ANDREW McTIGUE (2010).
JED IS THE SON OF CHARLIE AND GEORGEANN, LIVES IN SKILLMAN, AND ATTENDS MONTGOMERY ACADEMY.
CONGRATULATIONS, JED!
NEW STUDENT COACHES
CONGRATULATIONS TO PSS BUDDIES MEREDITH WALKER, ALEX PECORA, AND JAMES ITKOFF WHO WERE NAMED STUDENT COACHES ON JUNE 26. OUR OTHER STUDENT COACHES ARE KUNAL NISHCAL, MILOSH POPOVIC, KATIE REILLY, ALYSSA TAYLOR, PHILIP PECORA, BEN RUTA, CJ CONTI, JAMES BUNN, RICKY STELLA, and OLIVIA DONALDSON. BEST WISHES IN COLLEGE TO OUR GRADUATING STUDENT COACHES: OWEN DIVER, SAMANTHA ITKOFF, AND BRYAN MINER.
ASKATE CAMP WAS A BLAST!
WOW!!! ASKATE, A NON-PROFIT SKATEBOARDING ORGANIZATION, AND PRINCETON'S OWN NJ SKATE SHOP RAN A FREE CAMP DAY AT HILLTOP PARK IN PRINCETON FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. PSS AND THE PRINCETON RECREATION DEPARTMENT CO-SPONSORED THIS EVENT. IT WAS AMAZING! THERE ARE MORE PICTURES IN PHOTO ALBUMS.
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR BUDDIES
PSS HAS THE MOST AMAZING STUDENT VOLUNTEERS. WE'RE PLEASED TO CONGRATULATE:
PHIL PECORA, A SENIOR AT THE PENNINGTON SCHOOL, WHO WAS NAMED MERCER COUNTY DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK IN SEPTEMBER. PHIL ALSO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A PENNINGTON SCHOOL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE.
KUNAL NISCHAL WHO WAS AWARDED THE PRINCETON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION KRISTEN APPELGET CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT EDUCATIONAL AWARD. KUNAL IS A JUNIOR AT WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO SOUTH.
SAMANTHA ITKOFF AND OWEN DIVER, SENIORS AT PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL, AND KATIE REILLY AND MILOSH POPOVIC, JUNIORS AT PHS, WHO WERE AWARDED THE PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL GOLD KEY AWARD.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE KIDS OF PSS.
THE PSS BUDDY PROGRAM
WANT TO HELP KIDS LEARN TO PLAY SPORTS, have fun, and earn community service credits? You might want to become a PSS Buddy. Please e-mail anndiver@aol.com or call Ann Diver at (609) 924-0441. Our buddy registration form can be downloaded from "handouts."
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND DONORS!
Princeton Special Sports would like to thank our 2011 SPONSORS and DONORS for their generous support:
SPONSORS
GEORGANN AND CHARLIE YOUNG; ANN AND JOHN DIVER; JUNE AND JOHN PECORA; and MARTINNORCROSSLLC.
DONORS
Kunal Nischal, Samantha Itkoff, and the Crowley, Chebotarev, Anwar, Kent, Brugger, Guido, Calderone, Waters, Cao-Dong, Miller, Crawford, Sasor, Kumapley, Afere, Wilson, Cunningham, McTigue, Young, Bhatt, Steinberg, and Pittenger families.
UNIFORM PROGRAM
The Chebotarev, Andalcio, Calderone, Mattera, Pottle, Stella, Ruch, Crawford, Morocco, Goodman, Diver, Carnevale, Llanos, Housel, Straus-Goldfarb, Steinberg, and Young families.
THANK YOU ALL. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
TO FIND OUT ABOUT BECOMING A PSS SPONSOR, PLEASE CONTACT OUR FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR AND TREASURER CARMINE CONTI AT princetonspecialsports@gmail.com.
Buddy Speeches Posted Online
Buddies Emma Crain and Justin Shechtel describe their PSS Buddy experiences in their Bat/Bar Mitzvah speeches. See Handouts.
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