Jacob Squires and Special Olympics team up to launch the Ladner Source for Sports Fan of the Game Club
Charlottetown Islanders defenceman Jacob Squires, 15, watches the puck during a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League pre-season game at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown. Squires is the driving force behind the Ladner Source for Sports Fan of the Game Club with Special Olympics P.E.I. athletes. - Jason Simmonds • The GuardianCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.
Jacob Squires, right, poses with Edison Murray after winning the bronze medal at the 2016 Atlantic under-13 AAA male hockey championship tournament in Charlottetown as a member of the Charlottetown Abbies. Now a member of the Charlottetown Islanders, Squires has initiated the Ladner Source for Sports Fan of the Game Club that will feature a Special Olympics P.E.I. athlete attending each home game for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.
“The program is about Jacob’s experience growing up with individuals with intellectual disabilities and a way of giving back,” said Special Olympics P.E.I. executive director Charity Sheehan. “He wanted those individuals to have an experience with the Islanders’ organization feeling great about being at a game, taking it all in and being fans of the game.“The program is about Jacob’s experience growing up with individuals with intellectual disabilities and a way of giving back.
Squires and Hulton both agree the Islanders stand to benefit from this program as much – or more – than the Special Olympians. As a result, the Islanders’ season and home opener is now scheduled for Sept. 30 against the Saint John Sea Dogs. Game time at Eastlink Centre is 7:30 p.m. Sheehan said one thing that stands out from their initial conversations was the thoughtfulness Squires gave to all aspects of the program.
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