Challenger Hoopsters is Back!
We will have a 4-week session of Challenger Hoopsters, similar to last winter on:
Jan 16, 23, 30 and Feb 6 at GVCO Community Center, Bacton Hill Road Malvern from 4:15-5:15.
Challenger Hoopsters will be a fun-filled hour focused on basketball skills like dribbling, passing and shooting. Skills and practice will be presented in station format and modified as needed for our participants. One-on-one buddies will not be assigned, but high school and adult volunteers will be on hand. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie McAneney at [email protected].
as a participant.
This program is funded as a community outreach program of the Great Valley Community Organization. There is no cost to participants to register. We encourage your help in supporting this and other community programs by donating to the Great Valley Community Organization through the Support GVCO page.
Volunteering
Challenger Hoopsters will focus on basketball skills like dribbling, passing and shooting. One-on-one buddies will not be assigned for this session, but multiple volunteers will assist at stations with skills.
Session dates are Jan 16, 23, 30 and Feb 6 at GVCO Community Center, Bacton Hill Road Malvern. Volunteers are required to arrive at 3:45PM and stay until 5:30PM.
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If you have any questions, please contact either Wendy Morris or Debbie McAneney at [email protected]. All are welcome!
Challenger Hoopsters Leadership
Wendy Morris
Wendy Morris has been a pediatric physical therapist for over 35 years, earning a Master’s in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University in 1987. She has worked in multiple states and has treated children in multiple settings including hospitals, outpatient clinics, schools and private homes. She has worked with students of every age from birth through 21, and even treats some young adult patients. Her caseloads over the years have included children with cerebral palsy, autism, developmental delays, coordination delays, extra sensory needs, and the medically fragile. She raised her three children in Great Valley with all three participating in athletics and graduating from Great Valley High School. Wendy and her husband Chris have spent years volunteering with GVCO activities beginning while their children were participating in the sports programs and more recently with Caring Hands and Challenger Gym.
Debbie McAneney
Debbie McAneney has been a long-time volunteer in the Great Valley Community. She and her husband Vince raised their 4 children here, all of whom attended the Great Valley School District and participated in programs under the Great Valley Community Organization. Debbie spent years volunteering in the schools in PTO and district programs as well as those more specific to students with special needs. She was a founding member of the group Parents of Students with Special Needs which provided educational information to parents both formally and informally on topics related to the Great Valley School District and special needs in general. Debbie works as a caregiver for her adult son, Ryan, and part time as an administrative assistant at a local dental office. Debbie and Wendy met when Wendy served as Ryan’s physical therapist from grades K through 12 and now have a long standing friendship!
