M.J. Petretto Foundation Supports Gaylord Hospital Sports Association’s Adaptive Sports Programs

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare of Wallingford recently received an $8,000 donation raised by The M.J. Petretto Foundation 2017 Golf Classic held in Clinton held earlier this summer.

The generous donation will be used to purchase specialized adaptive sports equipment for the Gaylord Hospital Sports Association’s Gaylord Wolfpack sled hockey team and CT Jammers quad rugby team.

The Gaylord Hospital Sports Association provides adaptive sports and recreation programs to adults with a permanent physical disability or visual impairment throughout Connecticut and the Northeast. With opportunities to participate in more than a dozen adaptive sports throughout the year ranging from alpine skiing to adaptive rock climbing, the Sports Association’s goal is to empower individuals to embrace new challenges and reach beyond the barriers to discover what is possible through adaptive sports.

“Our motto at Gaylord Hospital is ‘Think Possible’ and the adaptive sport program allows people who have been disabled by a life-altering event like a spinal cord injury get back into the game of life,” said Tara Knapp, Gaylord Vice President of Development, Marketing and Public Relations. “We are grateful for The M.J. Petretto Foundation for continuing to choose Gaylord as a beneficiary of their golf tournament and for helping our patients and adaptive athletes ‘Think Possible.’”

About the M.J. Petretto Foundation:

The M.J. Petretto Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2009 as part of Retirement Planning Group’s commitment to give back time, talent and money to support the efforts of Connecticut not-for-profits. The Foundation’s mission is to fund organizations that support education health, and quality of life to build stronger Connecticut communities. The Foundation was also inspired by a 2008 automobile accident that nearly claimed the life of M.J.’s nephew, Jesse. He suffered a spinal cord injury that changed his life,and hers, forever. Each year The MJ Petretto Foundation Golf Classic will help fund Gaylord Hospital’s Spinal Cord Injury Program and other non-profit Connecticut organizations.

About Gaylord Specialty Healthcare:

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut is a not-for profit, 137-bed specialty hospital that provides care and treatment of people with complex medical and intensive rehabilitation issues. Gaylord also operates outpatient therapy centers in Wallingford, North Haven, and Cheshire. For latest news or more information go to www.gaylord.org.