Bart J Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center

The Bart Adaptive Sports Center was named after Bart J. Ruggiere, a young man whose life was taken from us on September 11th during the World Trade Center attacks. Bart loved to ski at Bromley with his family and friends for nearly 20 years. His family and friends formed a foundation in Bart’s name to help support people with special needs through an adaptive sports program at Bromley Mountain and their initial generosity has been one of the main catalysts for our success. In 1999, the adaptive program helped 4-6 students per year and operated only on weekends and holidays. At that time, most of the program’s clients had cognitive disabilities. In 2002, the program had grown to 75 lessons per year and still operated only on weekends and holidays. Today, the Bart Adaptive Sports Center programs deliver 375+ winter lessons and 75+ summer experiences to people with cognitive and/or physical disabilities. The Center has one full time and one seasonal part time staff member and relies heavily on its traine