{"id":4233,"date":"2025-05-29T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/?p=4233"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:49:40","slug":"carleton-athletics-receives-2025-dragonfly-employment-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/2025\/carleton-athletics-receives-2025-dragonfly-employment-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Athletics Receives 2025 DragonFly Employment Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Athletics Receives 2025 DragonFly Employment Award\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Website-images-7-768x1024.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re honored to be the recipients of the 2025 DragonFly Employment Award in recognition of our ongoing partnership with DragonFly. Since the summer of 2022, Carleton Athletics has proudly welcomed young adults from the DragonFly program as part of our camp staff. What began with two individuals supporting our summer camps has grown into a meaningful, ongoing collaboration\u2014one that now includes both March Break and summer employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8919-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8919-1400x1867.jpg\" alt=\"DragonFly Award\" class=\"wp-image-38558\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These young adults have brought tremendous enthusiasm, dedication, and growth to our camps. Their contributions have enriched not only the experiences of our campers, but also the culture and community of our entire team. Working closely with DragonFly\u2019s support team, we\u2019re committed to creating inclusive, supportive employment experiences that foster independence and build real-world job skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re grateful to DragonFly for their trust and partnership\u2014and even more grateful to the young adults who continue to inspire us with their drive, resilience, and potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re honored to be the recipients of the 2025 DragonFly Employment Award in recognition of our ongoing partnership with DragonFly. Since the summer of 2022, Carleton Athletics has proudly welcomed young adults from the DragonFly program as part of our camp staff. 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