{"id":532,"date":"2026-06-05T05:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=532"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:11:36","slug":"gaudreau-family-unveils-new-playground-at-a-school-theyve-long-called-home-i-love-how-its-in-honor-of-the-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=532","title":{"rendered":"Gaudreau family unveils new playground at a school they\u2019ve long called home: \u2018I love how it\u2019s in honor of the boys\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Gaudreau family has been connected to Archbishop Damiano School for over 50 years, and on Thursday, Jane Gaudreau completed a yearlong project that honors her late sons and carries the Gaudreaus\u2019 service to the school into the future.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=530\">Photos Phillies vs Padres<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Standing next to a sign that read \u201cGaudreau Brothers\u2019 Wings of Hopes and Chrysalis Corner,\u201d Gaudreau cut a thick yellow ribbon to celebrate the opening of Archbishop Damiano\u2019s new adaptive playground, which will serve the special education school\u2019s approximately 135 students.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Gaudreau Brothers\u2019 Wings of Hope &amp; The Chrysalis Corner, an adaptive playground at Archbishop Damiano School pic.twitter.com\/NwRnEtf0e8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel (@ArielSimpson16) June 4, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI love how it\u2019s in honor of the boys,\u201d Gaudreau said. \u201cJust to have John and Matty\u2019s legacy continue, it just means so much to all of us. And John and Matty loved children. They did so much with children that this is just perfect. And I know they must be so proud of the 5K committee and everyone who contributed to the playground.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In August 2024, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while biking near their family\u2019s home in Salem County. Johnny, a seven-time NHL All-Star and father of three, was 31. Matthew, whose wife, Madeline, gave birth to the couple\u2019s first son five months later, was 29.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to look at this playground and stand back and watch and see that there\u2019s something for every child,\u201d said Michele McCloskey, the executive director and principal of Archbishop Damiano School. \u201cOur prior playground did not have that. There were some limitations, and there were barriers. But this is a place where there are no barriers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd it was never the intention to arrive here through tragedy. But it\u2019s even more touching that we turned tragedy into something so incredibly beautiful and meaningful for so many students of today and years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Gaudreau Brothers\u2019 Wings of Hopes and Chrysalis Corner is a new adaptive playground designed to serve over 120 students with special needs and developmental or structural disabilities pic.twitter.com\/lVyOWSbdjz<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel (@ArielSimpson16) June 4, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The playground has been in the works for over a year, and the primary funding came from the Gaudreau Family 5K, which raised over $500,000. Jane Gaudreau was the driving force behind the event, a project she began to help fill the void left by her sons\u2019 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=528\">West Chester\u2019s late miscue proves costly in 7-4 extra-inning loss to Tampa in Division II championship<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe had no idea that there were so many people in the community, in the hockey world, that loved John and Matty and our family so much that came out to the 5K and reached out,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were able to collect and fundraise enough money for the entire playground. The school means so much to my family. It\u2019s just like home to us because we\u2019re always here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Gaudreau family\u2019s connection to the school, located in Westville, Gloucester County, began in 1972 when Jane Gaudreau\u2019s brother, Ricky Lloyd, was enrolled there at 9 years old. Her mother, Marie Lloyd, started as a volunteer before taking a full-time job, and worked there for 44 years. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Since, generations of Gaudreaus have spent time serving students at Archbishop Damiano. Jane Gaudreau followed her mother\u2019s footsteps, first volunteering and then working full-time at the school, where she has also been for over 40 years. Her oldest daughter, Kristen Venello, has worked there for 20. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The hockey-playing brothers left their mark as well, long before their name was on the school\u2019s playground. All of the Gaudreau children volunteered there, including Matthew and Johnny when they were students at Gloucester Catholic High School. Johnny continued to help the school during his time in the NHL. Following his 2023 All-Star game performance, he donated the $10,000 he won for scoring a hat trick to the school.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI remember one time I came in, and my mom said, \u2018You have to see this. They\u2019ve been doing this all week,\u2019\u201d Jane Gaudreau said. \u201cThey had brought these spatulas, and they had a piece of tin foil \u2014 and they were playing hockey. And they had the students playing hockey with them and everybody was out there. And my mom said, \u2018We haven\u2019t done any work for the last 45 minutes.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Mom, I\u2019m so sorry.\u2019 And she goes, \u2018No this is great for the kids. They love this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now, the kids have another reason to play outside. The new park was designed by a committee of staff members who used other playgrounds as inspiration. They then reached out to a company called General Recreation, which helped them purchase the specialized equipment to bring their vision to life over the past year. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just so pleased that we had a beautiful day,\u201d Gaudreau said. \u201cAnd I know John and Matty are looking down at us and are so proud of what everyone has done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=526\">The Atlantic City mayor has sued the local prosecutor who charged him with child abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archbishop Damiano School held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gaudreau Brothers&#8217; Wings of Hopes and Chrysalis Corner, an playground to serve students with special needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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