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Flyers Warriors therapeutic hockey grows to about 140 members and offers community supports, speakers say
Summary
Representatives of the Flyers Warriors (Philadelphia Flyers Disabled Veterans Hockey Club) told the commission their therapeutic hockey program has grown to roughly 140 members since 2018, provides peer support and telehealth therapy, partners with the VA and other providers, and raised nearly $4,000 for toy donations.
Robert Pomeroy and Bill Duffy described the Flyers Warriors, a Philadelphia nonprofit therapeutic hockey program established in 2018 that has grown from about 16 participants to roughly 140 members. Pomeroy, an equipment manager and board member, and Duffy, the program president, framed the club as a source of camaraderie, peer support and practical help for veterans at risk of…
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