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TO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS DO SOMETHING LIKE THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING FUN FOR THE KIDS TO DO.IT CREATES BOTH, UH, COMPETITION AS WELL AS CAMARADERIE AMONG THE TEAMS. YESTERDAY WE STARTED THE OLYMPIC GAMES, AS WE CALL 'EM, THE REMARKABLE GAMES WITH THE FOOTBALL THROW AND THE EGG SPOON RELAY, WHICH WAS TO SAY THE LEAST.
THEY'RE SO FULL OF JOY WHEN THEY PLAY THESE SPORTS.
HELP US OUT AND DO STUFF WITH ALL OUR COACHES.
THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR DOING IT.
I LOVING IT LIKE YOU COULD BE YOURSELF AND HAVE FUN AND MEET NEW FRIENDS.
IT'S ALL GREAT COMPETING AND TRYING MY BEST AND IF I DON'T WIN, I DON'T GET UPSET OR ANYTHING.
I ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON WITH ALL THESE GUYS THAT I'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH AND IT'S REALLY ENJOYABLE FOR, FOR ME AND ALL THOSE GUYS I'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING WITH THE, THE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ENTIRE GAMES AND TO DATE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT, IT GOES BACK TO THE TIME WHEN THEY USED TO HAVE THE BATTLE AT THE NETWORK STARS AND THEY WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT EVENTS AND IT ALL CULMINATED IN AN OBSTACLE COURSE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE ON SATURDAY.
EVERYBODY WILL PARTICIPATE IN IT.
EVERYBODY GETS A SHOT AT THIS AND IT REALLY IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT JEFFERSON PARISH HAS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS, BUILDING THIS PROGRAM UP TO WHERE IT IS TODAY.
THESE KIDS HAVE, UH, COME OUT OF THEIR SHELL AND COME OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO DO THESE EVENTS, AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR GROWTH AS, I'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THAT THEY'RE TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS AND WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES ALL YEAR THAT YOU CAN SEE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WON'T SAY A WORD FOR SIX MONTHS AND THEN THEY'LL COME UP TO ME AND TELL ME HELLO AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR DAY.
SO YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE GROWTH THAT THESE ADULTS THAT HAVE SOME SPECIAL NEEDS REALLY EXHIBIT THROUGHOUT THE TIME THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN ALL OF THIS.