Dear Families,
We had a fantastic turnout at our first AIM Hangout of the year on Sunday, November 13th with close to 40 youth and 20 parents in attendance. It was wonderful to meet new so many new faces and reconnect with old friends!
Our youth participants had fun sharing their favorite ways to be active, including: tennis, swimming, volleyball, pretending to be a spy/detective, solo and group dance parties, and organizing!
We also learned new bodyweight exercises and created customized workout routines thanks to the amazing Emily LaMarca- long-time MDSC member, parent, Falmouth Road Race & Boston Marathon runner, and Director of Empowered Through Health, a nonprofit based in Central MA whose mission is to create an environment of inclusion and celebration of people with different abilities through various health and wellness programs.
If you're looking to keep your body moving over the holidays and the winter season, check out the alphabet of bodyweight exercises and spell out a different word/name each day! Here are some fun calendar pages for November and December to keep track of your workouts.
The AIM Parent group was visited by speaker Cheryl Ryan Chan who presented on Person-Centered Planning. Please see below for some resources related to this very important topic.
We hope you can join us for our next AIM Hangout on Sunday, December 11th at the Newton YMCA from 12:30-3:30 for Master Chef, AIM Edition! Two teams will compete to create delicious holiday-themed treats-everyone is a winner!
Please RSVP by December 7th.
Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
The AIM Team
Colleen, Kristen and Cathy