Archive for January 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“Everybody can be great… because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo by Kristina Casanova Law @CapeKLC
Read MorePWS Tip of the Week: A new year doesn’t have to mean a new you
Especially for our Latham staff, families and friends, and greater PWS Community: It can be very challenging to see and hear about all of the resolutions people have made for the new year. If you are just getting by, just making it through the day, that is OK. Give yourself permission to just keep going,…
Read MoreCelebrating our New England Patriots
Campus is cheering on their favorite football team today! It’s “Patriots day” on campus – staff and students are all dressed up in their Patriots gear in hopes of winning the wild card this weekend. Let’s Go, Pats!!
Read MoreLatham’s virtual PWS Community creates new opportunities
Our Virtual Storytime for the Prader-Willi community continues! In May 2020, Latham Centers’ PWS Outreach team started a Virtual Storytime for individuals with PWS across the country who were spending more time at home than ever. That Virtual Storytime has spiraled into an amazing Virtual PWS Community that has helped friendships blossom. Now, over…
Read MoreSpreading Happiness
A Latham School quote shared by our Director of PWS Services because it’s so good… “Is there so much COVID right now because Santa went to everyone’s house and spread it?” — Latham student ….. While we don’t think Santa spread it, from all reports, he did spread a lot of happiness throughout the…
Read MoreAs promised: Latham Hawks’ exciting State Tourney at Gillette
The Latham Hawks flag football team competed in the Special Olympics State Tournament at Gillette Stadium in November, and all of our students did amazingly well! It has been a long time since we went to Gillette and a lot of them were there for the first time. As a little bonus, everyone got to…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Shannon Kennedy-Cabral, Boles Rookie of the Year Award Recipient
Congratulations to Shannon Kennedy-Cabral, who was surprised with the Dr. Russell S. Boles, Jr. Rookie of the Year Award at Latham Centers’ Annual Staff Awards Ceremony in November. Matthew O’Sullivan (Assistant Principal) presented the award in an all-staff celebration via Zoom: “This year I have the honor of presenting the Russell S. Boles, Jr. Rookie…
Read MoreThank you for supporting Latham Centers
All of us at Latham Centers wish you and yours a happy new year full of hope and new possibilities. We thank those of you who have supported our end-of-year appeal with a gift toward furthering the work and mission of Latham Centers. We are grateful for your generosity. Your financial support is critical in…
Read More“Merry and Bright” in Adult Services
Whether we were learning the “chicken dance” with old friends or putting the finishing touches on a tree that would make Martha Stewart blush with envy, Latham’s Adult Services Program was the place to show your holiday spirit over the past few weeks! At a time when the world seems to be bogged down in…
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