By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News

The Pontiac City Council unanimously approved the addition of the AIR program at the Pontiac Parks and Recreation District at a recent meeting.

According to Director Taylor Baxter, the AIR Program, or Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation, exist to enhance the quality of live for individuals with disabilities through wide-ranged and specialized recreation programs.

“We just hired a new person to take that program over. Her name is Heather Christianson. She’s a Pontiac native and she teaches over at the high school in the special ed department and she’s been hired as our Adaptive Recreation Coordinator. Everything related to fitness classes, art classes, trips, and everything with Special Olympics is going to be handled by Heather. We are so excited. You have no idea how excited those individuals are. We practice basketball on Tuesdays and just to see the joy and excitement we can provide in our department is just really what it’s all about,” Baxter said.

For more information, contact the Rec Center at 844-6818.