Teams of young people from
nine Fall River neighborhoods gathered at the B.M.C.Durfee High School
Luke Urban Fieldhouse to compete in the third annual Summer Olympic style competition on August 25,
2010. The event was sponsored by Attorney General Martha Coakley’s
Project YES
Initiative, Partners for a
Healthier Community, Mayor
William Flanagan, Saint
Anne's Hospital, CD-REC and the Massachusetts
Promise Fellowship. Children who have been participating in the summer lunch in the park
program run by
Community Development Re-creation
worked with CD-REC
staff to prepare for the
competition.
Each team had a unique team name based on their park of origin,
including the
Abbott All Stars, the Father Diaferio Devils, the Griffin Grizzlies, the
Kennedy Kennedians, the Lafayette Little Rascals, the Maplewood Mayhem,
the North Admirals, and the Pulaski Dream Team.
Teams competed for medals in the obstacle course, jump roping, the forty
yard dash, the sack race, and the tug of war. Click
here for the Herald News article. Click
here for pictures from last year's Olympic event. For more information about the
summer programs, contact CD-REC at 508-679-0922.
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(Row one, left)
District Attorney's Office volunteer Coordinator Brian
Rose hands out back packs to Devonte Darrasquillo and Kanil Acevedo as
they enter the Luke Urban Field House. (Row one, center) Zachary Albert,
Keenan Saffold and Ben Rapoza get some coaching instructions from CD-REC
staff member Kristie Charest. (Row one, right) Giulia Corey
leads the Maplewood Mayhem team in a cheer. (Row two, left) CD-REC staff
supervisor Jason
Springer gets the kids engaged in some warm-up exercises. (Row two, right)
Staff member Brandon Winn shows Xavier Earby some dance moves. (Row three,
left) Ethan Bento and Logan Ferreira balance on one leg as long as they
can. (Row three, center) Attorney General Martha Coakley,
whose office helped to sponsor the event through a Project YES
grant, greets the kids as CD-REC Executive Director Grace Gerling, Program
Director Jamison Souza, and Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan listen. (Row
three, right) Joshua Leite stretches wide. (Row four, left and right)
Dylan Bento and Abagaiil Gutierrez compete in the obstacle course race.
(Row four, center) Staff member Brittany Nardi cheers the Kennedy
Kennedians on. (Row five, left and center) Elanna Smith and Lindsay Picard
compete in the jump rope contest. (Row five, right) Chynn Hasod and Xavier
Bellamy run in the forty-yard dash. (Row six, left) Xavier Earby receives
a slice of watermelon and orange from Grace Gerling. (Row six, center)
First-place jump rope winner Victoria Rogers receives her medal from
CD-REC staffer Annemarie
Sharkey. (Row six, right) Lafayette Little Rascals staff member
Vannara Chim holds their winning team trophy high.
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