Lessons & Memories from SNAP & Winnie the Pooh
Lessons & Memories from SNAP & Winnie the Pooh
 

By Casey Cavanaugh, The Hingham Journal

“How do you spell love?” asked Piglet. “You don’t spell it,” said Pooh. “You feel it.” When I was asked to write an article about the SNAP (Special Needs Athletic Partnership) Summer Program, I wasn’t sure where to begin. It has been such an honor to work as a mentor this year assisting a child with special needs.

The Summer Program is for students with disabilities from ages three to 22, and it takes place at the South Shore Country Club. Although this was my first year working as a mentor at the Summer Program, I have been a volunteer for SNAP activities since my freshman year. When it comes down to it, everyone puts so much love into the program and creates a very special feeling that’s hard to exactly put into words!

“Friendship is a very comforting thing to have” - Christopher Robin.

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Noelle Jarosz
3rd Annual Hingham PizzaPalooza is March 29th
3rd Annual Hingham PizzaPalooza is March 29th
 

By Lane Lambert, The Patriot Ledger 

A variety of local restaurants will once again go head-to-head on Wednesday, March 29th to earn the town’s “Best Slice Of Pizza” title – and raise money for special-needs activities. The event will be held in the Hingham High School cafeteria from 5:30-7:30 p.m. It’s sponsored by the Hingham Sports Partnership and Hingham Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and raises money for athletic activities for special-needs youngsters.

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Noelle Jarosz
Nonprofit to Provide Athletics to Special Needs Kids
Nonprofit to Provide Athletics to Special Needs Kids
 

By Matt Rocheleau, The Boston Globe

A Hingham-based nonprofit will soon be launched to provide athletic programs for special- needs children. The organization, South Shore Special Needs Athletic Partnership, will hold an informational meeting this Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Hingham Middle School auditorium, said the organization’s president, Warren Pelissier.

The nonprofit plans to partner with other community organizations to serve special-needs boys and girls from preschool age to 22. The first program will be adaptive rowing, Pelissier said, and such sports as soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, bowling, tennis, and golf could be added.

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Noelle Jarosz