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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Sports
The Bahamas Beach Soccer Team took some time away from their busy training schedules to celebrate Christmas with more than 40 students with Down Syndrome and other developmental challenges and disabilities last week. Clad in Bahamas jerseys, elf hats and reindeer antlers, the beach soccer players arrived at the Down Syndrome Center on Village Road with high energy and gifts for each of the students. After exchanging several high fives and hugs, the students were ready to learn some beach soccer skills. They were taught tricks and tips from some of The Bahamas’ top beach soccer stars. “It was an honor for us to spend time with these amazing kids and adults. We wanted to not only have some fun with them this holiday season, but also show them that there are no limits to what they can do or achieve. They all had smiles on their faces and really enjoyed playing soccer with us. Honestly, I think we learned more from them than they learned from us,” said captain of The Bahamas Beach Soccer Team, Gavin Christie. The Bahamas Down Syndrome & Friends Center is a learning facility for children and adults with Down Syndrome and other disabilities. The center currently facilitates 44 adults and children.
“We want to say thanks to the beach soccer
team for being a part of our Christmas celebration. We are so grateful to them
and to the entire community for seeing how special our kids are and that they
do have a purpose and are valued,” said Cheryl Newell, President of the Bahamas
Down Syndrome Association.
The Bahamas Football Association and the
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 Local Organizing Committee partnered with the
Bahamas Down Syndrome Association to plan the Christmas Party.
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