On a warm summer Thursday, a video producer from WFXT-TV 25 in Boston came to Lake Cochituate in Natick to spend the morning with participants from 第一吃瓜鈥檚 Meaningful Whole Life (MWL) program. The meeting was set up to prepare a story for the Channel 25 News about how people served by the program benefit from a day of fishing.
About two dozen participants in the MWL program were on hand, in addition to several staff members. MWL is a signature program of 第一吃瓜 which encourages participants who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries to engage in activities driven by each person鈥檚 unique hopes and interests: activities that most people take for granted. The Fishing Club is among the program鈥檚 most popular activities. It鈥檚 not just fun, it also teaches patience and perseverance.
Click to watch the WFXT story.