Family Fun Day at Genesis Centre puts focus on safety and inclusion for special-needs children
CTV
The goal at Calgary's Genesis Centre on Monday was to make sure every single kid who walked through the doors felt included.
The goal at Calgary's Genesis Centre on Monday was to make sure every single kid who walked through the doors felt included.
The All Sports Alberta Foundation hosted a Family Fun Day geared toward special-needs children.
"This is really special for us," said Abdul Rahman, chairman of the All Sports Alberta Foundation board of trustees.
"We organize lots of sports or different activities. ... But we realized that in our community, overall, we don't have much for children with special needs.
"We thought we should do this."
Nishail Shaikh, secretary for the All Sports Alberta Foundation and head of its youth program, also spoke of the need -- and the importance of stepping up to meet it.
"Oftentimes, not many activities are exactly aimed or made for or accommodated to the needs of special-needs kids," she said.
