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Game Night With A Twist: Nighthawks Visit Charter Senior Living Of Brookfield

Published: Oct 12, 2025 7:00 am

Accustomed to playing games with rival school teams, Newtown High School boys soccer players swapped their cleats and shin pads for game boards and playing pieces when they volunteered at Charter Senior Living of Brookfield on a late-September evening.

In between a packed season schedule including three games a week and daily practice after school, seniors James D’Amico, Landon Dorsey, Noah Kooper, Stephen Singlak, and Jeffrey Prout made time for a special game night with residents at Charter.

Residents and players alike enjoyed their time together playing Jenga, Chess, Rummikub, and cards. The players agreed in unison that they would like to visit again and the residents sincerely waved goodbye and wished them a great season, hoping they will come back to visit.

Newtown High School soccer players visited Charter Senior Living of Brookfield for a game night in late September. Pictured are Charter residents Len Schaer and Anthony Leone (front) and Carol Gurski, Toni Bagmeyer, Elaine Neuberger, Alice Taylor, and Melania Barna in back along with NHS players James D’Amico, Noah Kooper, Jeffrey Prout, Stephen Sinlak, and Landon Dorsey. —photos courtesy Marybeth D’Amico

James D’Amico, left, and Noah Kooper with Charter resident Toni Bagmeyer.

Newtown soccer players Stephen Sinlak, Landon Dorsey, and Jeffrey Prout enjoy a game with Charter residents Elaine Neuberger, Alice Taylor, and Melania Barna.

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