Because I have watched my sister-in-law teach her kids the value of losing with humility and grace over countless games of Scrabble, tiddlywinks, and euchre, and because I know she believes in the Christian values of the
CYO league, this display was more funny than not.
Icyerekezo cya kabiri rero
cyo ni icya vuba cyane kandi kigendanye n'igihe cy'ubu cy'ikusanyabukungu.
In the end, I was not permitted onto the
CYO team, playing instead for the local JCC, but I spent a great deal of time around the religious rituals of the Lyons and Mulligan families, everything from Sunday suppers after Mass to the wakes and funerals for Jimmy's father and Tim's older brother.
Currently an elected fire commissioner with the Fairview Fire Department, Cotter has volunteered in a number of community organizations over the years, including Little League Baseball, Westchester Baseball, AYSO,
CYO basketball and Greenburgh recreation basketball.
"Think about it, kids are being constantly bombarded with school sports, video games and electronics like cell phones, time is precious, but few if any of these activities are something parents can share and actively participate in with their children." And that is
CYO's key to success--getting the parent(s) involved as well as the children.
Tickers featured:
CYO:TS, LQW:TSX, MTY:TSX, SC:TSX, THI.
The Christian Youth Organization in Staten Island, N.Y, had just finished building a spraypark that would be available to summer camps and special needs programs, but was not allowed to open due in the regulations, said Tony Napolitano, consultant for the
CYO.
But Catholic Charities
CYO, which serves the Northern California counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin, has placed three children out of 136 with same-sex couples since 2000.
Doug Klien is the
CYO at Vernier Networks, Mountain View, Calif.
CYO is the team's largest shareholder, with a 35% to 40% ownership stake.