In January, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS Sports Committee continued its volunteer program with Special Olympics New Jersey (SONJ), which is an organization that strives to provide year-round athletic opportunities for children and adults with disabilities.
During the winter, SONJ provides sports such as ice skating for individuals. By teaching the skaters with special needs, AYLUS volunteers have been improving their communication skills–they learned how to be more patient with them and more aware of their emotions and feelings by watching their actions and behaviors. We have been learning to express ourselves using vocal language and our body gestures. It is a great pleasure to watch them making progress on skating.
GPA volunteers including Vanessa Zhang (1/5, 2 hrs; 1/12, 2 hrs), Gloria Wang (1/12, 2 hrs), and their friends, volunteered at the Mercer County Skating Center to help the Mercer County Special Olympics group with aiding skaters around the ice during their practice.
