Working on First Clinic

This week I spoke with coach Dawson, who is in charge of the Heart To Heart program here at FRA.  I told him about the project I am doing, and he seemed interested.  I asked him to send me the contact information of the students and parents of the students in the Heart To Heart program.  The Hear To Heart program at FRA is similar to the special ed departments at public schools.  This program gives kids who have down syndrome the opportunity to attend a great school like FRA. I have also communicated with the athletic faculty in order to use a gym.  Luckily a close friend of mine who is struggling to find people to attend his clinics is hosting one the same day I was planning to.  I will be joining him and bringing other kids along.  I think that this will be even better than with just the Heart to Heart kids.  I think it will be a god opportunity for the kids to be able to interact with each other in a fun way.  Thank You. Image result for basketball creative commons

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  1. BryceFebruary 28, 2018 at 7:27 AM

    Harrison, I really like the way you're giving people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in a basketball clinic, but more importantly, experience our great school! If you haven't already, you should announce your project at a Best Buddies meeting (if you're in that - if not, you could announce it at convocation).

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  2. FireshellMarch 1, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    It's so cool that you're integrating your program with the Heart to Heart program at FRA! You are connecting with outside programs to put together something fun. That's great to see, so keep it up!

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