He was in Florida at the beginning of the month. He told his friends about the upcoming trip. Rubbing his hands with glee, he said he was looking forward to "beer,.hot tub and girls.
His friend Brent had tears in his eyes when he told his mother Susan,Adam was going to Florida for ten days. It wasn't clear he was sad that Adam going or that he wasn't.
When they came home, Adam and his family and friends organized the annual fund-raiser for the Newmarket Night Hawks Internationa Hockey team to pay for a bus to carry the team to a tournament in Boston this year.
The social is held in the Newmarket Senior Centre. They always pay the user fee. Never have asked asked it be waived. The family goes down in the afternoon and move tables and chairs to create a dance floor and set out chips and cheesies and nuts and make sandwiches.and set out accompaniments.
They have a D.J. for the music but everyone has a good time. A bunch come from a group home to take a table and giggle and kibbutz and dance and have all the pop they can drink free.
Adam's Dad mans the bar. Sister Robyn sells raffle tickets. Mum never gets a chance to sit down and socialise. She used to buy a bunch of tickets and give them away to friends. Doesn't need to do that any more.
Great prizes are donated for the silent auction.The community is generous. It's the event that attracts the crowd.
The first year they made $13 k from the evening. It has increased every year. In February, they made $17K.
The next week-end Adam was at a Special Olympic Swim Meet in Brampton. He came home with three ribbons. One was a first for a main event and two were seconds.
Fund-raisers are a regular event in Adam's family. They have it down pat. All the regulars come for a good time and to support a good cause and every year there are more supporters there because...
Adam participates in many sports.He plays floor hockey and softball with Special Olympics Newmarket and District. He plays basketball and swims with Aurora Special Olympics Aurora. He bowls with a group of young adults with Down Syndrome in Aurora. Lastly he plays hockey with the Newmarket Nighthawks. Adam spends his days at program that runs out of Aurora. All of the programs Adam participates in are always in need of funds. The fundraiser that my mother speaks of in this post was a fundraiser for the Newmarket Nighthawks. The funds are to off set costs associated with hockey and to help three teams of differently abled individuals attend an International Hockey Tournament, that this year, is being held in Boston. We will have to rent two coach buses to accommodate all of the players and family members.
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