Special Hockey Washington (SHW) was founded as a non-profit organization in 1999 and is the only one of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. In June of 1999, with six participants and using ice-time donated by a local rink owner, Clai Carr, SHW initiated a 6-week trial session. The implementation was so successful (and the demand for our program so great) that before the 6-week trial run had concluded the