Today, Plattsburgh State men’s hockey student-athlete Eric Satim will be joining motivational speaker Karen Gaffney in her quest to swim across Lake Champlain.
Gaffney, a graduate of Portland Community College and an accomplished swimmer, is an exceptional young lady with Down syndrome who is president of the Karen Gaffney Foundation based in Portland, Ore. The non-profit organization is dedicated to championing the journey to full inclusion in families, schools, the workplace and the community for people with developmental disabilities. She is doing this by creating awareness and calling attention to the tremendous capabilities of people with disabilities. She accomplishes this through presentations and workshops delivered all over the country.
A senior-to-be from Montreal, Quebec, Satim was named both the team’s most valuable player and winner of the Chip Grabowski Award for the 2009-10 season. The center recorded a second-team-leading 27 points on 11 goals and 16 assists despite missing several games due to injury, earning All-State University of New York Athletic Conference honors for the second straight season. He has career totals of 31 goals and 56 assists for 87 points in 73 games played.
Everybody please check out http://www.karengaffneyfoundation.com/
This story will be all over the news tonight stay tuned, this is great for Plattsburgh and great fro cardinal hockey.
GOOD LUCK ERIC !!
Gaffney, a graduate of Portland Community College and an accomplished swimmer, is an exceptional young lady with Down syndrome who is president of the Karen Gaffney Foundation based in Portland, Ore. The non-profit organization is dedicated to championing the journey to full inclusion in families, schools, the workplace and the community for people with developmental disabilities. She is doing this by creating awareness and calling attention to the tremendous capabilities of people with disabilities. She accomplishes this through presentations and workshops delivered all over the country.
A senior-to-be from Montreal, Quebec, Satim was named both the team’s most valuable player and winner of the Chip Grabowski Award for the 2009-10 season. The center recorded a second-team-leading 27 points on 11 goals and 16 assists despite missing several games due to injury, earning All-State University of New York Athletic Conference honors for the second straight season. He has career totals of 31 goals and 56 assists for 87 points in 73 games played.
Everybody please check out http://www.karengaffneyfoundation.com/
This story will be all over the news tonight stay tuned, this is great for Plattsburgh and great fro cardinal hockey.
GOOD LUCK ERIC !!
