Greenwich Hockey Team Shares its Softer Side to Preschoolers at Family Centers Gateway Preschool

A group of players from the Greenwich High School boys hockey team recently showed the students at Family Centers’ Gateway Preschool that while they might be tough on the ice, hockey players have big hearts.

Conor Santry and several of his teammates spent the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 3 at the preschool to help each student create a personalized photo frame that they could give to their parents as Valentine’s Day gifts.

The team also brought each child a Valentine’s bag filled with cards, a stuffed animal and candy.

This was the second time in the past six months that the players visited the Gateway Preschool.  In October, the team decorated pumpkins with the children in celebration of Halloween.

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 200 professionals and 3,500 trained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovative programs. A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Departments of Public Health and Children and Families.

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