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PRINCETON SPECIAL SPORTS ... for special kids!
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BASKETBALL STARTS JANUARY 10
ALL PSS PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AGES 4 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL OR AGE 21 FROM ANY TOWN. PRINCETON RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DEADLINES, CHECK "HOW TO REGISTER" IN THE RIGHT-SIDE MENU, EMAIL princetonspecialsports@gmail.com, OR CALL PSS CO-PRESIDENT DEBORAH MARTIN NORCROSS AT (609) 249-5860.
REGISTRATION FOR BASKETBALL IS CLOSED. WE INCREASED OUR LIMIT TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE GIVEN SPACE LIMITATIONS, BUT WE CAN'T ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONAL PLAYERS.
OUR BASKETBALL SEASON IS FROM JANUARY 10 THROUGH MARCH 21 (NO GAMES OVER PRESIDENTS' WEEKEND). WE PLAY ON SUNDAYS FROM 1:30 TO 3:00 IN PRINCETON. OUR SENIOR TEAM WILL BE AT PRINCETON ACADEMY. EVERYONE ELSE WILL PLAY AT LITTLEBROOK. ROSTERS ARE UNDER "TEAMS/ROSTERS" IN THE LEFT MENU. 2010 BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY FIRST NAME AND LAST INITIAL - LITTLEBROOK PLAYERS FIRST, THEN PRINCETON ACADEMY PLAYERS.
NEW BUDDIES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME -- CONTACT VICE PRESIDENT ANN DIVER AT anndiver@aol.com.
ETHAN GUELPH WINS 2009 JACK RUTLEDGE CUP
ETHAN GUELPH WAS NAMED THE 2009 PLAYSPORTSTV JACK RUTLEDGE CUP WINNER ON SEPTEMBER 20. 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, WHO LOST HIS VALIANT FIGHT AGAINST LEUKEMIA IN JANUARY 2008. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY 2008 WINNER JOHN DIVER, JACK'S DAD AND PSS TRUSTEE AND COACH JOHN RUTLEDGE, PSS CO-PRESIDENT AND HEAD COACH JOHN PECORA, AND PSS TREASURER AND HEAD COACH CARMINE CONTI.
ETHAN IS THE SON OF MARK AND KATE, AND LIVES IN KENDALL PARK.
CONGRATULATIONS, ETHAN!
NEW JUNIOR COACHES
CONGRATULATIONS TO PSS BUDDIES HENRY O'GRADY AND BEN RUTA WHO WERE NAMED JUNIOR COACHES ON NOVEMBER 22. OUR OTHER JUNIOR COACHES ARE MARC RAZIANO, SAMANTHA ITKOFF, CJ CONTI, OWEN DIVER, JAMES BUNN, EVAN PETTUS, PHILIP PECORA, AND EMILY SCHUIT.
PRINCETON SPECIAL NEEDS DANCES ... for ages 13 to 27
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.
OUR NEXT DANCE IS ON DECEMBER 11, WHEN WE'LL CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS INCLUDING THE FIRST NIGHT OF CHANUKKAH. DANCES ARE USUALLY ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE COMMUNITY PARK SCHOOL. DANCES ARE OPEN TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS FRIENDS AGES 13 TO 27 FROM ANY AREA TOWN - PRINCETON RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. FEES ARE: REGULAR DANCES - $10 IF PRE-REGISTERED, $12 AT THE DOOR (IF SPACE AND SUPPLIES ALLOW); PROM - $15, PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
THE REGISTRATION FLYER, WITH MORE INFORMATION, SPECIFIC DATES AND LOCATIONS, AND A CLIP 'N MAIL FORM, IS AVAILABLE IN HANDOUTS. YOU MAY ALSO REGISTER BY PHONE WITH A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD BY CALLING STACIE AT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, (609)921-9480.
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR PROM DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM MAY 14 TO MAY 7 TO AVOID CONFLICTING WITH A SPECIAL NEEDS CLASS REUNION IN WEST WINDSOR/PLAINSBORO.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND DONORS!
Princeton Special Sports would like to thank our 2010 SPONSORS and DONORS for their generous support:
SPONSORS
ANN AND JOHN DIVER; JUNE AND JOHN PECORA; and MARTINNORCROSSLLC.
DONORS
The Calderone, Waters, Cao-Dong, Miller, Crawford, Sasor, Kumapley, Afere, Wilson, Cunningham, McTigue, Young, Bhatt, Steinberg, and Pittenger families.
UNIFORM PROGRAM
The 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.
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."
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR BUDDIES
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARC RAZIANO ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. MARC IS A LONG-SERVING PSS BUDDY AND RECENTLY WAS NAMED A PSS JUNIOR COACH. GREAT WORK, MARC.
FOR HIS 13TH BIRTHDAY, BUDDY JAMES BUNN ASKED HIS FRIENDS TO DONATE TO PSS IN LIEU OF BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTED PSS WITH A VERY GENEROUS DONATION. JAMES LIVES IN PRINCETON AND IS THE SON OF PROUD PARENTS JACKIE AND HARRY.
IN CELEBRATION OF HIS BAR MITZVAH, BUDDY SCOTT ABRAMS ALSO MADE A MUCH APPRECIATED DONATION TO PSS. SCOTT LIVES IN PLAINSBORO WITH HIS PARENTS, ERIC AND KAREN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SCOTT.
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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