{"id":408,"date":"2014-12-13T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/13\/gymno-laval-recognized-for-work-wi\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:40:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:40:44","slug":"gymno-laval-recognized-for-work-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/13\/gymno-laval-recognized-for-work-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"GymnO Laval recognized for work with disabled youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Michelle Pucci<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Recreation centre GymnO Laval was named a finalist for the Prix \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re in Laval region on Nov. 26, for its work with disabled youth. <\/p>\n

The certificate was presented to the centre in Ste. Rose by the Office des personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec,<\/i> which delegates the awards, and Jean Habel, member of the National Assembly for Ste. Rose. GymnO Laval was a finalist within the Laval region in the non-profit organization category. <\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the devotion of the board of directors, I saw the devotion of the people who work there to help those children,\u201d Habel said of his visit to the organization. <\/p>\n

GymnO works with occupational therapists, speech therapists and child psychiatrists to encourage young people between five and 21-years-old with physical and learning difficulties to participate in social activities like sports and day camps. The organization has several centres in the Greater Montreal area, including the one in Laval. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe activities allow children to find self-confidence because the climate is non-competitive and we value effort,\u201d said Francine Larivi\u00e8re, the director general of the Laval centre. <\/p>\n

Laurent Cugno is on the administrative council of GymnO Laval and has a ten-year-old daughter with Gorlin syndrome, a condition caused by a damaged chromosome that leads to defective cellular development. People with Gorlin syndrome will often have slight deformities, but nothing life-threatening. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor things like recreational services and activities, it\u2019s always been difficult to find a place for my daughter, because usually services are very specialised,\u201d said Cugno. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere are soccer teams for children with autism, there are basketball teams for people in wheelchairs\u2014but my daughter doesn\u2019t fit into those.\u201d <\/p>\n

He said that all the activities at GymnO have been adapted to include his daughter, who is also now socially involved in her public elementary school, like her school radio, the first-aid club and the break-dancing club. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t another place that has this structure and this capacity to adapt [to the needs of children],\u201d said Cugno. <\/p>\n

With the help of MNA Habel, the centre has received $2,500 in grants, and is currently in the middle of a fundraising drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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