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Special Olympics is Booming
By Christine Ouellet the athletes first and accompanies
them to the competitions. We are
on Cambridge, founder of lucky enough to be hosting Bocce
Rthe new Cornwall Special for the third straight year at La
Olympics, expresses his gratitude Citadelle. We have also been to the
to the community. “A big THANK provincial championships before.
YOU to everyone who contributed We have competed in Toronto
by buying a Special Olympic donut (Bocce), Kingston (Soccer), and
from January 31 to Feb. 2, 2025. Your Chatham-Kent (Soccer). This year,
support directly empowers Special the provincials are being held in our
Olympics Athletes in our community nation’s capital, Ottawa. The last
and throughout Ontario. Shout out Bocce tournament at La Citadelle
to our local Tim Hortons and their was a big success as there were ten
staff, and to our dedicated Law schools, twenty-eight teams, and
Enforcement Torch Run members.” over one hundred athletes involved.”
Ron is happy to see how the Special Olympics Alexandria/
school program and the community Cornwall would like to thank and
programs are working together for acknowledge young Eliza Kupina,
our athletes. who has been helping with our
basketball program since October
Denis Asselin, a teacher at Ecole
1st, 2024. Ron said, “Eliza Kupina
secondaire catholique La Citadelle is a grade five student at Viscount
says, “Special Olympics has been Alexander Public School, her interests
going strong at La Citadelle since
and hobbies include painting, making
2018. We are now competing five crafts, and swimming. She came out
times a year in regional competitions Photo Submitted
to observe one evening with her
in all five sports. They are Soccer, father, Joe Kupina, who is a coach
Track and Field, Basketball, Bocce, with Special Olympics. During a
and Floorball. We have sixteen
basketball evening, one of our young
students, and a handful of partners, athletes began to struggle following other athletes, allowing her parents February 23 in Orleans, involving
who compete with us throughout time to continue to interact with the fifteen athletes and three coaches.
the instructions from the coaches.
the year. Our traditional students The young athlete’s mum and dad other parents.” For many of these fifteen athletes,
are happy to put on a sports jersey took her aside and as it appeared they Eliza is caring, kind, polite, patient, this will be their first out-of-town
and compete for our school. They and has a positive attitude. Not only tournament. Ron also sends out a big
were ready to leave for the evening,
feel proud to represent La Citadelle. Eliza volunteered to help her out one does Eliza help with individuals, THANK YOU to Finola Hogan and
Our students are happy to compete but she is also a team leader who is the members of Sunshine’s Social
on one. Her support turned into a
alongside these amazing athletes. weekly commitment, whenever the highly appreciated and respected by Club, who have signed up with
They help guide them and motivate young athlete reaches her limit, Eliza players and coaching staff. Special Olympics to participate in a
them to achieve their best. We also The Finola Hogan bowling Bowling Tournament at Alexandria/
takes her aside and engages with her
have a wonderful staff that puts tournament is taking place on Cornwall club.
to allow her to participate alongside
