Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 5, 2022 Beach:Ability brings accessible fun for Malden residents to Constitution Beach in East Boston O n Saturday over 170 individuals with disabilities and their families from Malden and many other communities came together to enjoy an accessible, fun-filled day at Constitution Beach. The Beach:Ability program started on 2019 through a grant from Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay’s Better Beaches Program partnership with the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR). This annual event hosted by Triangle, Inc. highlights the importance of creating accessible spaces on our region’s public beaches for the disability community. The ALS Hope W fo Registration at 9:00 a.m. Better Beaches Program provided fl oating wheelchairs, sand wheelchairs and mobility mats to make this event possible and improve access for people with disabilities on the region’s public beaches. “It fi lls my heart with joy to see people of all ages and abilities come together on a beautiful summer day to celebrate clean water at Constitution Beach,” said State Representative Adrian Madaro, who co-chairs the Metropolitan Beaches Commission and was instrumental in securing funds to make Beach:Ability possible. Angel Fund for The RESEARCH AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT CHARITY Benefiting ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research at UMass Chan Medical School It was a hot 85° and sunny when participants arrived on Constitution Beach. Eager to get into the water, some for the fi rst time in their lives, participants were helped by family and staff to use beach wheelchairs and make a splash in the clean water. It was a joyful and moving moment for all attendees. In addition, participants enjoyed great music and lunch on the beach while Piers Park Sailing Center provided kayaking lessons for everyone. Members of the disability community from all over the Boston region came together to enjoy fun summertime activities on one of Massachusetts’s best urban beaches. “This is one of our favorite days of the year! We are so excited to return to Constitution Beach for our Third Beach:Ability event,” said Triangle, Inc. CEO Coleman Nee. “This unique event highlights all the great work of our partners at DCR’s Universal Access Program and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay have done to ensure that our public beaches are accessible Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, MA Saturday, September 10th, 2022 …a 3.5-mile walk around Walk begins at 11:00 a.m. • Build a team and obtain a sponsor • Collect pledges as a walker • Be a corporate sponsor • Make a tax-deductible donation to The Angel Fund Call 781-245-7070 or visit our website for more information. The Angel Fund for ALS Research • 649 Main Street • Wakefield, MA 01880 781-245-7070 • theangelfundals@gmail.com www.theangelfund.org Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! family since 1958 • 64 “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” •Vinyl Siding •Free Estimates •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Decks •Roofing • Fully Insured • Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! for people of all abilities.” “Constitution Beach is important to East Boston residents and to people with disabilities from around the region,” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Executive Director Chris Mancini. “It is East Boston’s only beach, close to the Blue Line and you can drive right up to it in a car or van, making it very accessible to people of all abilities. It’s a great place to spend a hot summer day.” According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bays Development Director, Patricia Salic, free beach events like this would not be possible withJohn from Malden and Triangle, Inc. CEO Coleman Nee used a kayak courtesy of Piers Park Sailing Center. out their program partners and event sponsors, including Arctic Chill and Harpoon Brewery, JetBlue, FMC Ice Sports, P&G Gillette, National Grid, Coast Cannabis, The Daily Catch, Comcast, Mix 104.1, iZotope, Inc., Blue Sky Collaborative, Boston & Maine Webcams, BostonHarbor.com, The Boston Foundation and the Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation. In addition, for their support, Save the Harbor recognized Metropolitan Beaches Commission CoChairs Senator Brendan Crighton of Lynn and Representative Adrian Madaro of East Boston BEACH | SEE PAGE 13 Summer is Here! David from Malden and Melissa Strout from Triangle, Inc. enjoyed the sun at Constitution Beach during Triangle, Inc.’s Beach:Ability event.
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