Alex Carey

AYCC

Unified Champion Club Coordinator

207-873-0684 x294

acarey@clubaycc.org

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All participants must meet with Program Coordinator before entering the program.

INCLUSION

Community Means Everyone!

The AYCC Unified Champion Program promotes social inclusion using sports and clubs as the foundation to create climates of acceptance. Members with disabilities feel welcome and are routinely included in, and feel a part of, all activities, opportunities and functions.

Volunteers/Partners are the backbone of this program. By implementing inclusive sports, youth leadership opportunities, and whole facility engagement, the Unified Champion Program will create meaningful change in creating a socially inclusive community that supports and engages all learners.

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Unified Champion Clubs - Special Olympics Maine

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Both registrations and a meeting with the Unified Champion Coordinator are required for participation in the program.

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Both registrations and a meeting with the Unified Champion Coordinator are required for participation in the program.

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Interested in learning more about how to start a Unified Champion Clubs program in your community? Contact Sawyer Boulette

Sawyer Boulette

Special Olympics Maine,

Director of Unified Champions Clubs

SawyerB@somaine.org 207-879-0489

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

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MONTHLY CALENDAR

EVENTS

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Jan 27 - Special Olympics Get Together

Jan 31 - UCC @ Thomas College

Feb 3-5 - Maine Pond Hockey Classic

Feb 10 - A Night to Shine

Mar 11 - St. Paddy's Day Plunge

Mar 18 - Lucky 7K Race & 1K Dash

Cheering!

@ AYCC Dance Studio

Begins Jan 4

Wednesdays

2-3pm

Cheer will be held at the dance studio in the AYCC (first floor, to the right of the Wellness Window). Cheer team can expect to practice once a week and then preform at Unified Basketball games. This is a commitment, so please sign up only if you are willing to be available for practices and basketball game days. If you are interested, please sign up here: Unified Champions Club: Cheer Team (signupgenius.com

Basketball

@ AYCC Gym 2

Begins Jan 2

Bi-Weekly

Players will run through passing, shooting, dribbling, defending, and teamwork drills to help sharpen their skills. Coaches are encouraged to come work with their team. There will be practice plans to use if coaches are able to attend.

Swimming

@ AYCC Therapy Pool

Mondays

2pm-3pm

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NEWS GALLERY

Central Maine Newspapers - 10/7/22

Waterville center to host Cornhole Cornucopia benefit Oct. 14

Unified Cornament Tournament a HUGE Success!

High fives

Sidelines: Love of the game is on display at Unified softball game

Alfond Youth & Community Center program is doing a lot of good for a lot of people, Travis Lazarczyk writes October 17, 2020, Morning Sentinel

WATERVILLE — It was 60 degrees just after 5:30 Wednesday evening when the lights came on at Purnell Wrigley Field. It was a perfect fall night for softball.
On this night, the Red Sox would play the Cubs, the two teams in the Unified softball program run by the Alfond Youth & Community Center. Unified sports programs for students with special needs have grown in Maine high schools over the past few years. The AYCC’s program began in January for adults. The goal is to expand the inclusion playing sports brings to these athletes after they leave high school.
Athletes of all ages took part in the softball league.
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Former unified athlete combining his passions to raise funds for new unified program for young adults

Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:35
Written by John Wagoner
UNITY – One former Brewer High School student, and a fixture around UMaine athletics, is getting the community involved for a new program that gives young adults with intellectual disabilities new opportunities to play sports.

If you were looking for Kristian Joliat on a given day in the past few weeks, there is a good chance you will find him practicing his free throws in his driveway.

“I’m practicing mostly every day, when it’s not as hot outside.”

There are two things Kristian is passionate about: sports and all things fire departments. Both are key components to his and his family’s lives, as the son of two longtime firefighters. When he needed a partner for the unified walking program at the Alfond Youth and Community Center in Waterville, there was a natural connection to Skowhegan chief of police David Bucknam. (Click link to read mopre)

Inclusive sports program gives outlet to locals like Kristian Joliat - part one

By Eric Gullickson
Published: Jul. 29, 2020 at 11:09 PM EDT
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Sports have a way of unifying people. Over the next two nights we will showcase the growth of inclusivity through a new program in central Maine. In part one, we introduce one local who is growing with the new program. His name is Kristian Joliat...

“The team is a family by the way,” says unified athlete and UMaine honorary coach Kristian Joliat, “the hockey team and the basketball team is my family and i like that.”

“When I got to Maine, I remember the first time that I met Kristian,” says UMaine head men’s basketball coach Richard Barron, “and he came to women’s basketball camp and told me he was a counselor. That was my first introduction to him. He knew everything that was going on, so I trusted him, and that relationship has really blossomed since then.” (Click link to view video and read more)

Unified Champions Club inclusive sports program gives outlet to locals - part 2

By Eric Gullickson
Published: Jul. 30, 2020 at 8:44 PM EDT
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - We featured Kristian, a local sports enthusiast, who now has an opportunity to play unified sports as an adult in part one of our series. In part two of our series we showcase the program he is a part of...

“I played unified in Abu Dhabi for Special Olympics World Games,” says Special Olympics Maine Board of Directors and Alfond Youth Center Wellness Director Sawyer Boulette, “and the experience! I came back to Maine. I was like holy smokes, this is something the athletes are missing after they graduate high school.”

Sawyer pitched the idea to the Head of Special Olympics International. He loved it! Unifed Champions Club presented by the Maine Masonic Charitible Foundation was born in Waterville. (Click Link to view video and read more)

Alfond Youth Center adds new huge indoor space, Unified Champion Club

(WABI)
By Bryan Sidelinger, Eric Gullickson
Published: Dec. 10, 2019 at 9:59 PM EST
The Alfond Youth Center unveiling two new aspects officially today.

They recently added a new 10-thousand foot space with an indoor track, fitness center, and spin studio for all ages to stay active. But the big announcement is its Unified Champion Club. It's partnered with Special Olympics for adults with intellectual disabilities to participate in sports. Also they've built a place of inclusion to allow everyone to participate in sport and have a space to grow... (Click link to see more)

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