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I’m never happy to say goodbye to a staff person, particularly one who contributed so much to the kids at Latham Centers, but during an exit interview yesterday I was very pleased to hear what this person had to say about her time here.  She said that she had never learned so much about herself…

The Latham Hawks Special Olympics program was named as a Chiquita Champion this week. This award is given by Chiquita Bananas and honors coaches, athletes and teams that excel in their given area. Latham was recognized as the winner for the New England region. Way to go Hawks!!! CLICK HERE to see the summary and…

This past weekend, the Heart of a Winner Award was presented at the Special Olympics South Sectional Athletics meet. Sarah U. was nominated for the award by Latham staff and she was selected as the winner. Below is the excerpt from the brochure and a picture of Sarah with her trophy. HEART OF A WINNER…

“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”~Henry Ward Beecher Related Posts:Latham Players on TVLatham Players are at it againL.A.S.A.R. Group News

During the day, Bill Graziadei is a member of Latham’s Adult Nursing team, but at night, and other non-working days he is a volunteer for IFAW Marine Mammal Rescue & Research group. Lately there have been a number of dolphin strandings on Cape Cod and Bill has helped in these rescue efforts. He loves his…

This past weekend the Latham Hawks traveled to Worcester for the Massachusetts Special Olympics Winter Games. On Saturday the Hawks could not be stopped and they ended up winning both of the games they played in. This was the first time in recent memory the team had such a successful day. On Sunday, after a…

The Latham Hawks were part of the inaugural flag football season for Special Olympics. On Sunday November 1st, the final game was held at Gillette Stadium. The boys and the girls have been working hard all season to learn the rules and skills of this new sport and were determined to do their best on…

October 3rd marked a day at Cape Cod Community Television where Artistic Director Penelope Chatterton and her crew presented the group, “The Latham Players!”. Her host was Max Manning, a new producer at the studio, and the “Players” did a grand job! The celebration was for Eunice Kennedy Schriver who created the Special Olympics. Max…

The Latham Players is our world renowned Adult Services Drama Club. Penelope Chatterton has directed the group for over ten years and feels privileged to be involved with such a great group. Penelope recounts, “The Latham Players developed out of dance and voice lessons at our office on route 134 years ago. I elected to…

Over $3000 was raised for Latham’s children services Special Olympics program last year. This money is going to great use. So far it has paid for all fees associated with our basketball, bowling and track/field teams. It has paid for end of the season parties and special awards for our athletes. New equipment has been…