It is that time of year again and Special Olympics Summer games are just around the corner.. GBS athletes and thousands of other athletes will be attending summer games in Orono at UMO June 7, 8 and 9th. GBS athletes have been working hard to prepare for the summer games. They will be attending Area Games at Hale-dale High School May 9th with a rain date of May 10th for time trails.

Another pleasant round of Special Olympics fundraising has passed. The Graham Behavioral Services team raised a total of $2618 in a bowl-a-thon. After the bowling expenses, we were able to forward a net of $2443 toward the funding of our athletes, which will allow them to go to summer games at no cost, with some extra money left for uniforms and winter games next year. We will be doing a car wash a VIP Auto Sales on Western Ave in Augusta Maine this summer and the date will be determined at a later time.

I would like to thank Spare-Time in Hallowell for allowing GBS to hold a bowl a thon. Thank you to all the staff and people in the community who sponsored this event.. Without you this fundraiser would not of been a huge success.

Kaley Boucher
GBS Special Olympics Coordinator

Graham Behavioral Services is once again participating in the Augusta co-ed softball league. The team practices and has games weekly. Despite a little rocky start, the team is steadily improving. Your 2013 GBS Softball team roster is: Amanda Cloutier, Andrew Malcomb, Andy Radel, Kaley Boucher, Dan Constantino, Billie Jo Cookson, Bob Davis, Rich Davis, Nick Easler, Sabrina Gagnon, Don Littlefield, Kala Michaud, Wayne Peters, Tiffanie Poulin, Susan Ross, Michael Staples, and Tylor Williams.