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Ellington Introduces ACEing Autism Tennis Program

Pilot Program a success! Full program starts in October!

On Saturday, August 24th, smiles could be seen everywhere as the Friends of Ellington Tennis, the Town of Ellington Recreation Department, and the Ellington Racquet Club hosted an ACEing Autism pilot tennis program at the Schwartz Park tennis courts adjacent to Ellington High School.

Bob Migliorini, ACEing Autism's Regional Program Director from North Haven, Connecticut came in to provide program training for the Ellington Racquet Club's Tracy French, the Friends of Ellington Tennis' Jim Maitland, Ellington High School tennis players Elise Catlett, Alexandra Dixon, Anthony Gray, Anshul Kulkarni, and Shloka Nathan, and Ellington High tennis alum Emma Carpenter who then led an hour-long tennis program promoting social interaction, exercise, and FUN. Coaches and participants alike had a great morning full of learning and smiles.

ACEing Autism is a national volunteer-driven non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with autism grow through the sport of tennis. ACEing Autism currently has Connecticut programs running in North Haven, Farmington, Lakeville, and West Hartford. The Ellington Racquet Club will be starting a program, based on this pilot, in October.

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