WATCH: Sandy Hook Student's Spirit is Causing 'The Butterfly Effect' in the Special Needs Community

NEWTOWN, CT — "Think of the butterfly effect. The flapping of a butterfly's wings on one side of the world will ripple out and can cause a hurricane on the other side of the world." Ian Hockley recently shared his butterfly message of change at the Michael's Cup awards for Unified Sports in Connecticut's Schools.

According to CAIC's website, "The Michaels Cup Unified Sports® Banquet honors middle and high school students for the moving essays they submit detailing how their experiences with Unified Sports® helped them to change attitudes and change lives."

Hockley is the founder of Dylan's Wings of Change, and spoke at the banquet.

Dylan's Wings of Change recently launched Wingman for Dance, "a powerful youth leadership program that inspires empathy, compassion and courage in all children." Dylan's Wings of Change is a foundation dedicated to the memory of Dylan Hockley, one of the first grade victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.

The Wingman Guide has been used in schools and sports clubs throughout Connecticut and has now been adapted for use in dance studios.

Newtown resident Amy DeLoughy and her sister Dody Flynn, owner of Dance Dimensions in Brookfield, have been working with Hockley to launch Wingman Guide for Dance. The program kicked off last Sunday during National Dance Week with a giant dance mob at Newtown High School's Blue & Gold Stadium. Click here for photos.

At the Michaels Cup Unified Sports® Banquet awards ceremony, Ian Hockley gave the top two competitors from each represented school a very special pin remembering his son Dylan, who had autism, and used to flap his wings like a butterfly when he was happy. The pin celebrates the students' achievements and honors the legacy of a remarkable young boy whose short life on this earth continues to have a ripple effect.

Email WingmanForDance@gmail.com for more information or visit: http://www.dylanswingsofchange.org.

Photo: credit: Rhonda Cullens