2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

The Gym Buddy Program took place for the eleventh consecutive year on
Wednesday evenings at the Glover School Gym. This program provides an opportunity
for developmentally delayed and/or physically handicapped children
to socialize and interact with their peers. The program has grown tremendously
in 11 years and has been a huge success. Weekly activities include a Halloween
Costume Party, Parachute games, basketball and floor hockey, Christmas party
with Santa, Rainforest Reptile Show, Olympic Games, Bowling, a field trip to
Lazer Zone and Plaster Fun Time and two swim nights at Fuller Village. The
highlight of the program was the trip to the Wang Center to see the “Dr. Seuss’
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”.
Once again the Special Needs bowling program was held at Cunningham
Lanes on Thursday nights from October to March. This program provides a
venue for these very special children to socialize and experience the joy and accomplishment
of knocking down all the pins.
The Fall Outdoor Basketball Program was a huge success. This youth basketball
program runs from September to October at the Casey Outdoor Basketball
Courts on Gile Road. The program is open to all children grades 3 thru
8. We had 260 boys and girls competing. There were five age divisions with a
total of 24 teams competing.
The popularity of our Youth Instructional Basketball Program for children
in grades K – 3 continued to grow. This program was held on Wednesday and
Friday nights at the Cunningham and Collicot School gyms. The program
started the first week in December and ended the second week in February. Attendance
grew to 200 boys and girls.
The fourth annual Snow Ball Basketball League was a huge success. This
recreation basketball program was offered to children in grades 3 thru 8. The
turn out was tremendous as 225 boys and girls competed on the hardwood floor
from December to February.
A blustery winter allowed us to once again offer the popular Blue Hills Ski
Lesson Program. The program attracted 93 anxious youngsters.
The Fifth Annual February school vacation baseball clinic was another big
success. The program is offered to children ages 5 – 12. This years program
was attended by 95 future ball players. Proceeds help fund our special needs
programs.
Several special events were offered throughout the year for children and
adults. The highlight of the fall was our second annual Halloween Festival held
at Cunningham Park. Pictures with costume characters, pumpkin painting and
horse drawn carriage rides made the event special. In the spring we ran our
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