Doc Wayne BiddingForGood Auction Now Open!

The Doc Wayne Athletic League, Inc. Auction To Support Our Efforts In The Upcoming Rodman Ride For Kids Is Officially Open

Place your bid by clicking here: http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Browse.action?auctionId=170947547&ctemail=dcohen%40docwayne.org&ctmid=158286594#.UEYN_NErMUs.twitter

Whether you’re looking for something unique for yourself, searching for a gift for a special someone, or looking to add a little adventure to your life, you’re sure to find something in our auction. Every bid helps support our cause.

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Check out some of these great auction items!  Proceeds will support our organization and our upcoming efforts during the Rodman Ride For Kids.

Examples of online auction items include:

Basketball Meet & Greet and Clinic with Kristen Rasmussen

The winner of this auction will be able to invite up to 15 teammates to meet Kristen Rasmussen and participate in a one hour clinic with Kristen and her Simmons College women’s basketball team. The clinic will be held at Simmons College in Boston…

Evening at The Westin Boston Waterfront

AN EVENING IN BOSTON Complimentary one night stay for two in a traditional guest room and breakfast for two at Sauciety Restaurant. GATEWAY TO BOSTON Our location in Boston’s artfully revitalized waterfront district…

Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Tickets for September 25, 2012

4 right field roof deck seats for the September 25th Red Sox game at Fenway Park against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Thierry Henry Autographed Puma King SL Soccer Cleat

Thierry Henry autographed cleat provided by Puma. Henry, a former French National Team star, currently is a striker for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Playing for Arsenal is where he made his name as a world-class footballer.

Help Doc Wayne (www.docwayne.org)  do the good by providing  youth an innovative group therapy experience delivered through the medium of team sports stressing positive youth development.

Our list of participants include young people who are:

• Victims of abuse and/or neglect
• Underserved
• Sexually exploited
• Impoverished
• Truant
• Differently-abled
• Mentally ill

To contact Doc Wayne please email info@docwayne.org

Boys Summer Olympics Week #5 in Photos

Coach Ryan (SWCE)

Coach Stewie (SWCE) helping a player through the obstacle course

Obstacle Course Week #5

Coach Stewie (SWCE)

Coach Phil (Key)

Craig Babineau, Sports Coordinator pitching to a player during home run derby

Coach Ryan (SWCE) “Playing to the Whistle”

Coach Phil (Key)

David Cohen (Executive Director) up at bat

Relay Races

Coach Ryan (SWCE)

Soccer Relay Races

David Cohen, Executive Director, leads off the football toss relay race

“Circle Up”

“Circle Up”

GM Rebekah Roulier after “Playing to the Whistle”

Boys Summer Olympics Week #2 in Photos

Target practice

Susan Wayne Center Coaches Kenner and Stewie

SWCE Coach Kenner

At DW we run obstacles courses as a team

Coaches running the obstacle course

SWCE Coach Stewie

Circle-Up

Frisbee Golf

Frisbee Golf

Frisbee Golf

Circle-Up

40 yard dash

Group Circle-Up

Team.

“Stretch to Get There”

Coach Eric (Key)

Handshake

Post Game Circle-Up

Girls Summer Olympics Week #1 in Photos

Obstacle Course

Dribbling Through the Obstacle Course

Obstacle Course Bean Bag Throw

Coach Nikki from Germaine Lawrence

Coach Erika (SWCE)

David Cohen (DW Executive Director) plays bocce

Sports Coordinator Craig Babineau and Intern Sarah Gross

GM Rebekah Roulier and Doc Wayne Interns

Germaine Lawrence Coach Nikki and Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier playing ultimate frisbee

Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier and Intern Sarah Gross

Doc Wayne Executive Director David Cohen helps out a player

Sports Coordinator Craig Babineau and Executive Director David Cohen

The Key Program’s Doc Wayne Olympics Flag – Opening Ceremonies 2012

Coach Meagan (Key) plays bocce

Intern Sarah Gross

Volunteer Maren Madore

Obstacle Course

Sports Coordinator Craig Babineau with a player

Doc Wayne player ready for ultimate frisbee

Intern Sarah Gross

Coach Meaghan (Key)

GM Rebekah Roulier and Coach Meagan (Key) play ultimate frisbee with the kids

GM Rebekah Roulier and Coach Meaghan “Play to the Whistle”

GM Rebekah Roulier playing ultimate frisbee with the Doc Wayne players

Intern Adam

Playing It Forward Donates Equipment to Doc Wayne Boys Flag Football

Playing It Forward, Inc. (www.playingif.org) a 501 (c)(3) who’s mission is to provide sports equipment to disadvantaged children throughout the United States and the world donated equipment to the boys flag football program.

Playing It Forward’s goal is to “promote health and wellness amongst the children we reach while providing them with the equipment needed to develop their skills and remain active.”

The boys arrived for the flag football championship game and were surprised by the donation of cleats and uniforms. For many Doc Wayne participants the cleats given to them were the first they have ever owned. Not only was their play greatly improved, but their confidence was given a boost as well!

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Girls Flag Football Championship Week Photos

Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier

Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier

Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier, Executive Director David Cohen and Board Member Kristen Rasmussen give out awards

Doc Wayne Executive Director David Cohen

Germaine Lawrence Coach Kristy Hardy, Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier and Germaine Lawrence Coach Nikki Valila

Doc Wayne GM Rebekah Roulier with player

Doc Wayne Sports Coordinator Craig Babineau

Doc Wayne Executive Director David Cohen and Walden Street School Coach Rafael Cedeno

The van der Kolk Center at Glenhaven Academy Coach Ben Davis-Oscar and Doc Wayne Executive Director David Cohen

Susan Wayne Center for Excellence Coach Erika Montgomery and Doc Wayne Executive Director David Cohen

Doc Wayne Nominated For CLASSY Award

We have been nominated for a CLASSY Award. The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and individuals worldwide. In 2011, nearly 2,000 organizations and volunteers were nominated for a CLASSY Award, and their collective efforts impacted the lives of more than 200,000,000 people in 71 countries worldwide.  Thank you to all who have supported our efforts.

This Week at Doc Wayne

We have an event filled week coming up at Doc Wayne! Players and coaches will be attending the Boston Foundation’s CHEERS for CHAMPS event at Fenway Park on Monday with Executive Director David Cohen and General Manager Rebekah Roulier. On Wednesday, participants from the girls program at Germaine Lawrence will be attending Dream Big’s Leadership Conference along with Doc Wayne Board Member and former WNBA player Kristen Rasmussen. GM, Rebekah Roulier will also be at the 23rd Annual International Trauma Conference for the majority of the week.

Stay tuned for pictures and a summary of these events later in the week.

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From A Parent

Our daughter is in residence at a facility for young people with concurrent diagnoses and other serious emotional disorders. She has had a long and difficult life in her short 16 years, and seldom has had the opportunity to enjoy typical teenage activities. Her involvement in the Doc Wayne Program has allowed her to participate in an endeavor which has traditionally been beyond her. The Doc Wayne Program of Do the Good provides an environment for fragile children to be part of a team, be immediately supported in moments of stress with on-hand (and on court) clinical staff, survive in a large group setting, develop athletic skills and grow in a sense of their own worth. Our child has experienced all this and is proud of this new success in her life. We often comment as we watch her play that this is a miracle to see our daughter playing basketball on a team, with other teams and their accompanying noise in the gym, supporting her teammates and sharing in the warm-up and post-game activites. We remain permanently grateful to the Doc Wayne Program for this gift to our daughter.

Peter & Lynn R. – Doc Wayne parents

do the good Training in New Jersey Tomorrow

Doc Wayne is on the road today gearing up to deliver a do the good (DtG) training in New Jersey.

DtG trainings are delivered through the mediums of teambuilding activities, interactive discussions, active play, and short teaching sessions. If you or your organization would like to take part in the next training please contact Rebekah Conway Roulier at rroulier@docwayne.org.

DtG Trainings currently offered include:

• The Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Sport, Recreation, and Physical Education
• Sport as therapy and “the hook” to teach life skills.
• DtG Level I Skills & Level II Skills – DBT & ARC for Sport and Life
• Building a Doc Wayne Culture
• Tips for Value Adds – How DtG can build competency and strengths within your program and in all aspects of your player’s lives.