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Special Olympics Continues to grow with

Basketball and Bowling

By Christine Ouellet on Saturdays, you can register online
on the special Olympics Ontario
ornwall Special Olympics site.”
Cfounder Ronald Cambridge The organization is counting
was pleased to introduce basketball on the support of the community
and bowling to the fall activities. and the Community Council and
Basketball has been going on well, is looking for volunteers who may
“We are well into our basketball want to commit to a few hours
season, with nine individuals and attend the monthly meetings.
attending weekly. Two of them came There are still some positions to
with a family member and they have fill: volunteer coordinator, registrar,
become involved in supporting two and for public relations/media. If
other athletes with higher needs. Our you would like to get involved in
basketball program takes place on an excellent organization and give
Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 back to your community, please
p.m. at Central Public School. We are contact Ron Cambridge at 705
scheduled to end the program the first 760-0598, or ronaldcambridge@
week of December. We are currently hotmail.com and register at https://
considering whether to continue www1.specialolympicsontario.com/
basketball or switch to indoor soccer. volunteer. He is also calling on high
We will seek input from the athletes school students who are looking to
to help us decide what they would complete their community service
like best.” hours. They can reach out to Special
With respect to bowling, he has Olympics through Ron Cambridge
registered a new bowling club for at the above-noted cell number or
our area with Special Olympics email address.
Ontario, and he sees an advantage In closing, Mr. Cambridge wants
in registering with his new club. He to express “A big thank you, from
said, “However, there is an existing all the athletes, parents, and coaches,
bowling program for individuals with going out to the Knights of Columbus
special needs in Cornwall, which runs council #755 for their generous
on Saturday afternoon at the Agora donation which allowed us to Photos Submitted
Catholic Center, Nativity Bowling, purchase T-shirts for the athletes and
301 McConnell Ave, Cornwall (613 pinnies for our basketball program.
330-7260). I encourage anyone Also, they sponsored the end of the
interested to register with Special season’s celebration for the bocce
Olympics Ontario, which will program by suppling certificate and
allow them to participate in official pizzas and drinks.”
tournaments. We may also host our Special Olympics Ontario.
own tournament in Cornwall in the Athletes Oath: Let me win. But if
future. For those already participating I cannot win, let me be brave in the
attempt