Tag: North Brunswick Buddy Ball
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North Brunswick Buddy Ball Basketball program begins Feb. 5
North Brunswick Buddy Ball Basketball for children with special needs will begin Feb. 5 from noon to 1 p.m. at Linwood School inside the gym, 25 Linwood Pl., North Brunswick. The program includes exercises, abilities and fun basketball drills. There is no age requirement and no registration fee. Volunteers (Buddies) are also needed to assist…
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Twenty years later, We will never forget: North Brunswick Buddy Ball commemorates anniversary of Sept. 11
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer and the North Brunswick Soccer Club held a brief memorial program at North Brunswick Community Park as part of Opening Day of the fall soccer season. Hayley Rutkowski, left, presented the American flag, and Lauren LiBou presented a bouquet of flowers in memory of all…
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North Brunswick Buddy Ball welcomes new ‘friends’
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Alyssa Ferraro was just 7 when she joined North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer. At age 30, she continues to spend a series of Saturdays in the spring on the field at North Brunswick Community Park. Diagnosed with Dandy-Walker malformation syndrome, Ferraro’s brain never fully developed, according to her mother Sharon. In 2002…
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North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer kicks off 2019 season
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Though the North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer program has already kicked off for the season, the organization is still seeking players and “buddies.” Around 20 years ago, North Brunswick modeled its Buddy Ball program off Edison, which was the first area town to pair children age 5 and older who have physical…
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North Brunswick Buddy Ball players practice drills, see new pink patrol car
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK The North Brunswick Police Department and the North Brunswick Boys Travel Soccer Team visited the North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer players, buddies and coaches at North Brunswick Community Park on Nov. 3. The travel team and the Buddy Ball members participated in drills during the one-hour “Fun with Friends” event, sponsored…
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Buddy Ball programs to join together on Oct. 27
EDITOR’S NOTE: This event has been postponed until Spring 2019. The North Brunswick Soccer Club has announced its first “Field Day With Friends” Buddy Ball Tournament starting at 11 a.m. on Oct. 27 at North Brunswick Community Park, 2053 Route 130, North Brunswick. The Buddy Ball communities from East Brunswick, Woodbridge and Highland Park will…
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Buddy Ball Soccer players clean up Community Park in preparation of Memorial Day 5K
PHOTO COURTESY OF TIM ADAMS The North Brunswick Buddy Ball community sponsored a volunteer cleanup on May 12 in North Brunswick Community Park by clearing the walk/run track in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk on May 28. The players, buddies, parents and coaches were provided recycling bags by the North Brunswick Department…
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North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer seeks players, volunteers
North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer has started its spring season, and is still seeking Buddies (volunteers) and Buddy players (special needs children). The Buddy Ball program is sponsored by the North Brunswick Soccer Club. For more information, contact Tim Adams at [email protected] or attend the next session on from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on April 21 at North Brunswick…
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North Brunswick student attends training camp for Paralympic soccer team
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Although Sean Moffitt was born a preemie, there is nothing premature about his life goals. The 14-year-old freshman at North Brunswick Township High School recently returned from a trip to the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California, with his sights set on the U.S. Paralympic National Team. “I was excited,”…