Gerry Letourneau, A long time Rehoboth resident, was recently honored for his work with disabled children. He and his Wife Elaine have taken in foster babies for over 20 years (and have adopted 4 of them). They are fantastic examples of the kind of people we have in Rehoboth.

Gerry is the founder and director of the Rhode Island Special Needs Hockey program which offers Learn to Skate/Instructional Hockey for children age 4 to young adult with Downs Syndrome, Autism, or any other developmental disability. Thanks to Gerry's dedication, the program is in its 10th year. In addition to the time that Gerry spends on the ice, he spends countless hours finding and organizing volunteers, searching for funding teams, and taking the program beyond the ice time by organizing outside events for the players.

Gerry also organizes mixed squad games by inviting local youth, high school and college teams to visit the and play with members of Rhode Island Special Needs Hockey program. Gerry is truly teaching the community that hockey is for everyone.