Persistence and Creativity Pays Off For Kids With Disabilities
Read a great article today at the DailyRecord.com website . What started out as a grassroots effort with 4 parents in one town in New Jersey is “now in demand statewide — for integrating children with special needs into their communities.”
“With persistence and creativity, these parents, all volunteers, have raised $180,000 since 2003 and created 32 recreation programs in Montville. Roughly 150 children with special needs, ages 3 to 18, from 27 area communities, have been given the chance to play sports, dabble in arts, go to the movies and have play dates with other children. And nearly 1,400 nondisabled children have been trained as mentors to work and play with their children.”
It’s great to come across these positive energy stories. Makes my day!
