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Franklin Polar Plunge March 8, 2025 at 11 AM |
"Join us Saturday, March 8th for the 2025 Franklin Polar Plunge!
Scan the QR code below to register now!"
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Franklin Polar Plunge March 8, 2025 at 11 AM |
"Join us Saturday, March 8th for the 2025 Franklin Polar Plunge!
Scan the QR code below to register now!"
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Take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics |
"Join us on March 8th for Special Olympics biggest fundraiser!
They will be hosting a polar plunge at Beaver Pond. Bring all your friends and family for a very fun day."
"Please help support Franklin Special Olympics by purchasing a ticket to the Special Olympics Massachusetts calendar raffle! Each $10 ticket directly supports our program and gets you a chance to win one of 31 awesome prizes!You can buy tickets online at https://www.specialolympicsma.org/calendarraffle and be sure to choose Franklin as the program you are supporting.Thank you so much!"
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Tri-Valley Front Runners
PO Box 125, Milford,MA, 01757United States
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2024 Milford 5K Benefitting Mass Special Olympics Programs: Saturday, September 21 |
Please help support Franklin Special Olympics by purchasing a ticket to the Special Olympics Massachusetts calendar raffle!
Each $10 ticket directly supports our program and gets you a chance to win one of 31 awesome prizes!
You can buy tickets online at https://www.specialolympicsma.org/calendarraffle and be sure to choose Franklin as the program you are supporting.
Thank you so much!
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Franklin Special Olympics fund raiser - December Calendar Tickets |
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2023 Milford 5K Benefitting Mass Special Olympics Programs: Saturday Sept 30 |
Via Franklin Police post on June 7, 2023:
"Today members of the FPD joined the team from the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (LETR). The LETR team has been running throughout Massachusetts with Special Olympic athletes to build excitement for this weekend's Special Olympics Summer Games at Harvard University.After a run athletes and officers were greeted by the entire Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. Tri-County presented LETR with a new cauldron that will be used that this year's summer games and many games to come. The cauldron was made and donated by students in the metal fabrication class."
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Today (06/07/23) members of the FPD joined the team from the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (LETR) |
"We're so excited to announce the Class of 2022 National Banner Unified Champion Schools. These schools have demonstrated a commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 standards of excellence."
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Class of 2022 National Banner Unified Champion School |
"You may have seen Tyler Morrill’s buzzer beater moment at the @2022USAGames, securing gold for Team Mass Basketball. But what you didn’t know was that before finding @FHSSports Unified Basketball, Tyler lived a very different life.
Check out his story: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6q_tGw"
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/SpOlympicsMA/status/1536387817290584064
"Congratulations to the @FranklinUnified on Bringing Home the Gold!!!"
"Welcome back @FranklinUnified this was the first basketball team to qualify at the @SpecialOlympics for Team Massachusetts…and they brought home GOLD! Congratulations"
Congratulations to the @FranklinUnified on Bringing Home the Gold!!! @FranklinPSNews @FHSSports pic.twitter.com/BXYfao2O1d
— Varun Desai (@editorvar) June 12, 2022
Feeling that Panther Pride! @FranklinUnified received a warm welcome as they brought home the Gold from the @SpecialOlympics pic.twitter.com/h73dSbY9Jg
— Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) June 12, 2022
Video 1 Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/editorvar/status/1536131176490012673
Video 2 shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1536095160685273088
"We did it!! This team. GOLD! When you play as friends, with heart, and have fun, great things happen!
. The continued support is overwhelming!"
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/lburger81/status/1535293035197628416
Special Olympics official results -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qPKFiHq532meRFCM5R6PoiaacReHslH9/view?usp=sharing
"A very special opening ceremonies at the Special Olympics in Orlando, Florida included a team from Massachusetts.
Franklin High School's unified basketball program is the first from Massachusetts to qualify for the Special Olympics.
And they are as special as it gets.
"They have come here and they have shown everybody what they're made of; their compassion, their 'supportsmanship,' their abilities on that court. There are no words to express how fantastic this group of 10 really is," coach Lisa Burger told WBZ-TV."
Continue reading the article on view the video online -> https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/franklin-high-school-unified-basketball-team-gold-medal-games-special-olympics-orlando-florida/
Meet Team Massachusetts!
Did you know these 10 athletes and Unified partners from @FranklinUnified make up the first Unified Basketball Team to represent Massachusetts at the national level!?
"the first Unified Basketball Team to represent Massachusetts at the national level!" |
Check out the team bio's -> https://gameon.specialolympicsma.org/basketball-roster?hsLang=en
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10 athletes and Unified partners from @FranklinUnified |
"On 4/25/22, there will be an event for Team Massachusetts! In coordination with this event, we are kicking off a fundraising campaign for all things Unified, Team Massachusetts and Special Olympics.
Please consider donating and joining us! https://givebutter.com/vWXn33"
Franklin Unified Basketball fund raising event April 25 - 6 PM at FHS Gym |
Let’s get everyone ordering!
Please help the Franklin High Unified Basketball Team represent the state of Massachusetts at the USA Special Olympics games this June!!
Our very own Franklin High Unified Basketball Team is going!
WHEN???? Wednesday, March 30 all day
Jersey Mikes Subs will be giving 100% of the proceeds to the Unified Team!!!
Please support our team!!!!!
Franklin High School Unified Basketball - taking the court tonight at the Celtics game! |
BTW - "Franklin High School Unified Basketball - taking the court tonight at the Celtics game! Lifetime of memories! So PROUD! @SpOlympicsMA @MIAA033"
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1506809929499394050
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Help the Unified Basketball team by getting a Jersey Mike's sub on March 30 |
"Team Massachusetts got together for a weekend in March for a USA Games Training Camp. We got to know each other with team building games, bowling & even a freezing cold New England Revolution Game! On Sunday we learned a team dance and sat in on classroom sessions that taught us more about the Games. We can't wait for Orlando!"
The FHS Unified Basketball team is part of Team Massachusetts, You might recognize a few faces in the video. Thanks to KateLuvs2Laugh for the tip to the video!
https://gameon.specialolympicsma.org/massachusetts-team-roster-and-bios |