Former Ottawa 67 leads program to help children with Down syndrome
Dalhousie University hockey player Alec Bélanger, 21, has started a program that pairs student volunteers with children with Down syndrome and their siblings, offering them a place to play and do activities.
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![Dalhousie University hockey player Alec Bélanger, 21, is the recipient of this year's Atlantic University Sport student-athlete community service award. He started a program that pairs student volunteers with children with Down syndrome and their siblings, offering them a place to play and do activities. A group of student volunteers are shown with the participants of a program that provides a place for children with Down syndrome and their siblings to play.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7132219.1709407922!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/alec-belanger.jpg)
Dalhousie University hockey player Alec Bélanger, 21, has started a program that pairs student volunteers with children with Down syndrome and their siblings, offering them a place to play and do activities.