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Overcast Trophy Day marks end of six-week W.H. soccer program
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Sebastion Cosanove gave the soccer ball one last kick before the end of the six-week program.
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Michael Maher and Shane Stepinski were delighted with their trophies.
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Participating in the program were about 20 children with disabilities and between 20 and 25 volunteers.
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Holding up a trophy, 4-year-old Ryan Merle smiled wide for the camera, happy about the achievements of all the players and volunteers who participated in the program.
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Chiefs volunteers Brook and Paige Salmon, 15 and 13, with 11-month-old Padraig Smith, who was decked out in a protective helmet.
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Trophies were awarded to all the participants.
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The West Hempstead
Chiefs Soccer Club held Trophy Day last Saturday at the George Washington Elementary School for the participants of its six-week TOPSoccer program for
children with disabilities.
Seeing a positive response from the community, the Chiefs hope to bring the
program back next spring. Volunteer Emily Fenner, 16, hugged a pair of her favorite players, Michael Maher, 8, and 10-year-old Shane Stepinski.
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The West Hempstead Chiefs Soccer Club’s TOPSoccer program held its final practice last Saturday at the George Washington Elementary School field.
In addition to the final practice, the children were awarded trophies in a Trophy Day ceremony for their participation in the six-week program for children with disabilities. Dozens of children, volunteers and parents came out for the Trophy Day event and to watch as the kids practiced and held their last scrimmage.
Lauren Lee, co-president of the West Hempstead SEPTA, brought the TOPSoccer program to the district this year and, seeing its success, hopes to bring it back again next year. Overall, she said, the response from parents, volunteers and the children themselves has been great.
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